Our legendary Managing Director Michael Tzirki raised a whopping £3500 for Acorns Children's Hospice as part of a self-funded epic trip to climb up Mount Kilimanjaro - why not take a look at his journey on YouTube. We don't know quite how he did it, must be all those pies that kept him going!
It’s the big four-oh here at Shire Foods as we celebrate 40 years as a maker of Famous Pies. Shire Foods was established back in 1970 here in Warwickshire and we’re still here – in a sleek modern factory in Leamington Spa. These four decades are the story of a tiny local company which grew into a national business, yet always stayed close to our roots. Throughout 2010 we’ll be celebrating our 40th anniversary with some special competitions and activities – keep an eye on what’s going on.
Our two retails packs are now available for you to order through NISA – that’s the frozen unbaked Chicken Balti Pie and Cornish Pasty. They’re both already being stocked nationwide by Tesco. Now you can offer your customers these popular pastries too.
We’re delighted that Cardiff City’s all-seater new stadium, opening summer 2009, will offer fans Shire pies when they need a half time snack. The Bluebirds have signed us up for the 2009-2010 season and we’re hoping our pies will play a key role in maintaining fans’ morale.
We have just secured the contract to supply Crystal Palace with matchday pies for the forthcoming 09/10 season. Which means fans at Selhurst Park will at last be able to savour the flavours of football’s famous Chicken Balti Pie.
Shire favourites the Chicken Balti Pie and Cornish Pasty are now stocked in 140 Heron Foods stores, mainly in the north of England. Look for them in the freezer compartment.
Our Leamington Spa pie bakery now boasts an extra big 4-lane pie line and our output for pies has now increased by 200% - because we can't keep up with demand. Despite hard times in the high street, it seems that customers realise that with Shire Pies they get good, honest, value for money food - and at a great price.
For the first time ever our pies and pasties are now being stocked in more than 100 Tesco stores nationwide under the Shire's Famous Pies brand. Our Chicken Balti Pie and Cornish Pasty are in the frozen foods section, sold unbaked, for consumer to take home and bake - the Chicken Balti Pies in a 390g twin pack and the Cornish Pasty in a 400g twin pack. And we're delighted to say that initial sales have been extremely strong.