Meet the Peterborough butchers whose secret ingredients have made their pork sausages a treat for 150 years
Frank Bros Butchers has loyal customer base thanks to secret ingredients in its famous pork sausages
A well known butchers preparation hub and shop in Peterborough is celebrating 150 years of trading in the city.
Frank Bros Butchers is currently based in The Square, Vicarage Farm Road, where it is thriving thanks to a veritable army of loyal customers that has been built up over decades.
But according to owner Andrew Frank the secret of its success are the secret ingredients that go into - and have always gone into - the making of its famous pork sausages.
He said: “The secret of our success is due firstly to my father and myself have worked here all our days making sure that everything is done as my grandfather and great grandfather used to do, and that we only used our best pork and our own blend of seasonings.
“We don’t buy anything in - it is all mixed and done by ourselves.”
The business began as a retailer in Peterborough 1881 when it began operating from premises in Westgate.
It was started by Frederick Frank in 1876 in Boston after he arrived in England from Germany.
The secret of our success is that we only used our best pork and our own blend of seasonings.
The shop moved to Bridge Street and then there were additional outlets in Park Road, Lincoln Road and Market Deeping and the business employed about 16 staff.
It also traded from the Westgate Arcade but that was closed in 2014 with the business opening up again in Vicarage Farm Road two years later.
Today the business is operated by Andrew and Michelle Frank and son Alexander (30).
Owner, Andrew Frank said: “We have been able to move out of shop premises because we have so many loyal customers.
“We are easy to reach and parking is easy and free - unlike in the city centre. “
To mark the 150th anniversary, Mr Frank has set up a monthly raffle through the year which will culminate in a grand draw near Christmas as a treat for regular customers.
He said: “We’ve been having a raffle for every month from January to November and customers go into the draw every time they come in.
“At the end of November all the names from the year go into a draw for December.
Long time customer Christine Giles, of Orton Goldhay, said: “I have been a customer here since the 1970s .
“Their sausages are the best in Peterborough.
“They also do wonderful haslet and sausage rolls.”