BAY City Rollers front man, Les McKeown, has confirmed that he will be guest judge at the 15th World Scotch Pie Championships which takes place at Carnegie Conference Centre, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8DY Wednesday 13th November 2013.
Press are invited to join Les from 2.00pm for interviews and a photo call.
Les McKeown, the voice of the 70’s super group singing hits such as Bye Bye Baby, Shang A Lang and Give A Little Love, said: “We love a great pie and always stock up when we are on home ground.
“Touring non-stop around the world means we need to keep our strength up so we always say ‘aye to a pie. Being invited to judge the best of the best though is a huge honour, I am already in preparation and plan to eat nothing for 24 hours before the big day so I can enjoy every bite of Scotland’s best.”
The competition is supported by Scottish Bakers and the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders. Both trade associations actively support and promote bakers and butchers in Scotland by encouraging and sharing best practice.
Alan Clarke, chief executive of Scottish Bakers, is delighted with the support that the Bay City Rollers are giving to the competition.
He said: “They are an iconic Scottish band and the Scotch Pie is an iconic Scottish product; we are delighted to announce that Les will join our group of professional judges this year to select the best pies in the land.”
In addition to Scotch pies, bakers and butchers are invited to enter their best sausage rolls, bridies, specialty savouries, Scottish football pie or savoury. And for the first time, since the inception of the competition, there is sweet treat in store for the judges with the addition of a new category – the best apple pie.
Butchers and bakers across Scotland will have the opportunity to become recognised as producing the highest quality products around the globe with awards given to those producing the best products in each category. The winner of the Scotch Pie category will be declared as the WORLD CHAMPION.
The competition, which has run for 15 years, aims to highlight that bakers and butchers create high quality artisan pastry products. Recognising the ‘great and the good’ in this way rewards excellence and raises the bar in the industry.
The competition is supported by Scottish Bakers and the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders. Both trade associations actively support and promote bakers and butchers in Scotland by encouraging and sharing best practice.
The competition is sponsored by wholesaler to the food industry, Bako Northern and Scotland. http://www.bakoscotland.co.uk/
Venue: Carnegie Conference Centre, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8DY
Time: 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Date: Wednesday 13th November 2013.
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