Harding’s Quality Meats in Onchan is the first butcher’s shop to support a ‘make sure it’s Manx’
campaign’ to encourage more shoppers to buy locally produced beef, pork and lamb.
The well-known family business in Summerhill Road is supporting the Isle of Man Meats initiative
which makes it easier for consumers to identify genuine local produce with the help of clearer
labelling, posters, and leaflets in participating butchers shops across the Island. The Isle of Man
Meats labels are designed to complement the Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture’s
provenance logos that indicate produce that is grown, reared, caught and/or processed in the Isle of
Man and/or contains mostly Manx ingredients.
Harding’s Quality Meats is owned and run by husband and wife Steven and Claire Harding. They
bought the business three years ago with the aim to stock as much Manx meat as possible because
they feel it’s important to support local producers.
Last year research conducted by Isle of Man Meats — the supplier of locally produced beef, lamb and
pork sold both on and off-Island — showed that Manx consumers wanted to see clearer labelling of
locally produced meat.
Alan Croly, Customer and Communications Manager at Isle of Man Meats, said: “We know that there
is a demand for locally produced, high quality meat — and more and more consumers are becoming
aware of the fact that supporting local farmers and butchers is good for the local economy. We’ve
responded to consumer concerns about labelling by working with our retail partners, and we’re
delighted to see how Steven and Claire have used the labels, posters and literature in their shop. In
the coming weeks and months consumers will see the new labelling and supporting marketing
materials when they visit our other valued retailers across the Island.”
Isle of Man Meats received nine accolades for its products in the 2018 Great Taste Awards. The
awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, are often described as the food and drink sectors’
equivalent of the Oscars.
Harding’s Quality Meats is one of only two local butchers’ shops that only sell meat produced here on
the Island.
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