Award-winning business The Chopping Block has developed a sausage that could claim to be a world first. Who would think of grabbing a tasty pork sausage and adding seaweed?
Well, according to business owner Matt Colvin, it’s a winner on a grand scale.
“A local bloke who farms the seaweed and sends it all over the world, came in one day and suggested we put some in a run of pork sausages,” said Matt. “We’re always up for a challenge so we added the seaweed and the sausages are now our best seller.
“We all know a good sausage sells, but this one is a star.”
The Chopping Block, a family-run business based in Coromandel, put its name in the hat for the recent Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.
They were entered in the Micro Business category sponsored by Sleepyhead.
“The whole team is thankful we put our name forward as we are always striving to offer the best products for the community.
“The win confirms that the hard work we do is paying off,” said Matt.
“It has put a spring in our step.” The butchery itself was built in the late 1930s as a butcher shop. So it has been running as a butchery since then.
“I bought it two years ago, employed my brother Stephen, and we haven’t looked back,” said Matt. “We turned the whole place up-side down and got straight to business.
“Ours is a small family-run butchery with a goal of providing our community with a wide variety of the finest quality gluten free meat in an affordable and innovative way, using old school
butchery techniques.”
The Chopping Block also offers homekill and wild game processing. With a paddock-to-plate approach and a sharp eye for quality, Matt and his team pride themselves on putting 110 percent into the business.
Contact the winning butchery at: thechoppingblockltd@gmail.com
Phone: 07 866 8838
