THE owner of a butchers and deli based in Barnt Green is celebrating after his store was crowned an award-winning business.
Warwick’s Village Butcher on the high street was recently deemed Birmingham’s Best Business at England’s Business Awards.
Owner Warwick Savage has run the butchers and deli for 15 years after purchasing the store from the previous owner.
He has since expanded the business into a delicatessen and mobile catering business, selling fresh and hot sandwiches and providing pig roasts and barbecues at private events including birthdays, weddings, parties and more.
Warwick told the Standard: “It’s a big achievement for the shop.
“We have been through quite a lot. Lockdown was very unusual for us but all my staff muddled through as key workers.
“I have a good team at Warwick Butchers. If it wasn’t for them this wouldn’t be possible.
“I would like to thank them and also most importantly, my customers for showing their support and and voting to make this happen.”
Ahead of the butcher’s award win, the business was nominated by a local customer.
Warwick also reminisced on the past of his business. He previously ran a butchers with his father in Northfield but had to close the shop after a divorce.
After meeting his new wife, he was working as a driver travelling to Manchester and Liverpool delivering bacon when .
He would drive past the butchers in Barnt Green often and eventually decided to go in and ask the shopkeeper if he’d be willing to sell his business.
A few weeks later the butcher rang Warwick and said he was willing to sell the business if Warwick paid off all of the store owners debts.
Warwick did exactly that and ran the butchers for five years before opening the delicatessen and eventually expanded to selling hot pork baps on Saturday morning.
He later noticed a demand for pork roasts at private events and began serving his hog roasts and homemade barbecue at parties, gatherings and festivals.
Now, Warwick’s business will be entered into the national final of England’s Business Awards.
