BUTCHERS in Bangor and Anglesey are experiencing a boom in business in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
G Williams and Sons, based on Bangor High Street, are among the food business to benefit.
John Harris, butcher at G.Williams and Sons, said: “We have seen a lot of new faces and some people we have not seen for a while, a lot of people are coming in and asking about where the meats we sell are coming from.
”The first week we saw an increase of people buying on the Saturday and we were hammered on Valentine’s Day.”
G Williams regularly have random checks carried out on their products including its sourcing as part of food hygiene checks.
Mr Harris added: “Everything we sell we can trace back to the source, our meat comes from a 30 mile radius from Welsh farms.
The Valley Butchers, Y Fali, Ynys Mon, has witnessed a 20 per cent rise in sales, which is increasing every day.
Owner Karl Jones said: “We have had an increase in people buying mince beef and cottage pies and we have had a lot of new faces.”
The Valley Butchers source all their produce from Anglesey and while it is difficult for butchers to compete with supermarket prices the horsemeat incident has created a more level playing field.
Mr Jones said: “People have noticed the difference in quality and don’t mind paying more.”
G Williams and Sons, based on Bangor High Street, are among the food business to benefit.
John Harris, butcher at G.Williams and Sons, said: “We have seen a lot of new faces and some people we have not seen for a while, a lot of people are coming in and asking about where the meats we sell are coming from.
”The first week we saw an increase of people buying on the Saturday and we were hammered on Valentine’s Day.”
G Williams regularly have random checks carried out on their products including its sourcing as part of food hygiene checks.
Mr Harris added: “Everything we sell we can trace back to the source, our meat comes from a 30 mile radius from Welsh farms.
The Valley Butchers, Y Fali, Ynys Mon, has witnessed a 20 per cent rise in sales, which is increasing every day.
Owner Karl Jones said: “We have had an increase in people buying mince beef and cottage pies and we have had a lot of new faces.”
The Valley Butchers source all their produce from Anglesey and while it is difficult for butchers to compete with supermarket prices the horsemeat incident has created a more level playing field.
Mr Jones said: “People have noticed the difference in quality and don’t mind paying more.”