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Founded in 1972 by Peter Heanen, independent family-run butcher HG Walter has grown into one of the UK’ s most respected names, trusted by leading chefs, restaurants, and home cooks nationwide. From its shop in Barons Court, London, the business combines decades of expertise with a genuine passion for good food, offering thoughtful guidance and uncompromising quality to everyone who walks through its doors. The company’ s commitment has always been simple: to source the very best meat and support responsible supply chains. By prioritizing native breeds, sustainable farming, and careful craftsmanship – from slow-grown livestock to expertly dry-aged beef and house-made products – HG Walter has earned the trust of some of the country’ s finest kitchens and continues to uphold its high standards of excellence year on year.
Food Chain last sat down with Adam Heanen, Managing Director of HG Walter, back in 2024 to discuss the company’ s heritage, as well as its people-centric approach to exceptional quality and consistency. Since then, HG Walter has continued to grow and flourish, continuing to provide the best quality meats to UK chefs and restaurants and building further on its legacy. Almost two years after our previous conversation, Adam rejoins Food Chain to share insight into the company’ s latest developments and what lies ahead in its next chapter.
“ It has been an incredibly busy period. We have grown across every part of the business – retail, wholesale, hospitality partnerships, and our in-house production,” Adam begins, reflecting on the year just passed.“ What has pleased me the most is that we have done it without compromising on the fundamentals that built HG Walter in the first place. We are
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