Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2017 | Page 99
Food and drink
Pubs sign up for a
rare beef deal
Diners at two Island
pubs will be able to feast
exclusively on an award-
winning local beef, thanks
to a deal between pub
owner Sam Shaw and
farmer Ron Holland.
Ron, a former long-time dairy
farmer who began concentrating
on beef production 20 years ago,
set about developing his brand
as a reaction against the kind of
rapidly-fattened beef that was
fast becoming a supermarket
commodity.
Kemphill Farm’s methods, which
“I trust him
implicitly, and he
assures me that his
two pubs have the
capacity to take what
we produce”.
allow cattle to forage naturally
for most of their lives and only
lay on fat in their final 2-3 weeks,
produce a beef that’s a cut above
the rest - and one that has built an
enthusiastic following.
Now he’s taking things a step
further by signing up to a ‘sole
rights’ agreement with Sam Shaw,
owner of The Fighting Cocks and
The Chequers Inn.
“I’ve known Sam since he was
a child” says Ron, “I trust him
implicitly, and he assures me that
his two pubs have the capacity to
take what we produce”.
Sam commented: “We’re
looking forward tremendously to
having Ron’s product exclusively
at our pubs and I’m sure the
customers will be as pleased as
we are about it!”
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