In the Press

The Real Meat Company caused quite a stir over the years. Here are a few of the press clippings that remain online; you can also find a selection of television appearance on our YouTube channel. While these refer to our historic offerings, we have not ruled out procuring / producing ethical meats again, albeit on a small-scale. Please get in touch for more information.

“They’re green, they’re ethical, they’ve changed the way we eat” (#31) — The Observer, January 2008 — https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/27/foodanddrink.features5

“Disgusted with the lack of ethical meat available, in 1986 Guy and Metherell set up their brand to provide people with meat they could trust. More than two decades on, they still run the company with the same stringent codes of practice, and all the nay-sayers who thought they were crackpots are eating their words. Everything they sell must be completely traceable - they even DNA-test the meat they supply to check no one's sneaking in produce that doesn't make the grade. Their website is an impassioned treatise on why they do what they do - all capital letters and rants against the supermarkets - plus online ordering and technical tips for cooking their fabulous produce.”

“The Friend I Had for Lunch” — Daily Mail, March 2007 — https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-439763/The-friend-I-lunch.html

“Rick Stein’s Superheroes” — The Guardian, September 2003 — https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/sep/14/foodanddrink.shopping5

Panorama interview (Foot and Mouth Episode), 2000 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsPxYVcJhI

“How this little piggy goes to market” — The Guardian, May 1987 — https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260288163/