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Almost 7 months from Covid lockdown on 23rd March and who would have imagined where we would be now?! We are riding the rollercoaster. No doubt like many on New Year’s Eve we thought; 2020 sounds like a good year! Lockdown Our main trade of cafes, pubs and restaurants closed over night leaving us with […]

When it comes to locality for Yorkshire’s Finest Game birds we cannot be more fortunate. R & J is within an hours drive (on windy country roads) of some of the finest moorlands in Yorkshire, if not the country. Five dales; Nidderdale, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Coverdale and Wharfdale are all on our doorstep. The breeding season […]

Restaurant closures were announced on Friday 20th March and as such overnight the majority of our customers were closed for the foreseeable. Supermarket shelves were reportedly becoming empty of the key essentials. We had plenty of restaurant quality produce available and therefore there was no doubt of what to do next. As well as home […]

2nd of July and it feels more like humid April showers than our glorious British Summer. Then again it would traditionally be the Wimbledon fortnight right now so perhaps the weather is right on cue. So as the saying goes, this is the perfect weather for duck(s). At R & J Yorkshire’s Finest Farmers and […]

So in the last ten days the UK has literally been turned on its head. Along with the rest of the country we, as a family and a business, are left wondering what the future holds… Yorkshire’s Finest Meat Delivery needed to adapt. To give you an insight into ‘our world,’ we predominantly supply top […]

When it comes to buying meat you have two main options – a supermarket or a butcher. Although many people think that supermarket meat is cheaper, here are five reasons why using a butcher might be a better choice: Quality – Butcher meat is generally fresher and of higher quality than meat purchased at a […]

It’s that time of year again and today is the ‘Glorious 12th’ which marks the start of the grouse shooting season. Unfortunately last year was a particularly bad year due to the dreadful early spring weather (the Beast from the East), which coincided with the Grouse nesting season. It caused a severe decline in the […]

Every day the news coverage talks of being more environmentally conscious. Here at R&J we are doing exactly that behind the scenes:  We recycle 25-30 tonnes of cardboard per year We harvest rainwater Two heat reclaim systems fit to our existing refrigeration systems producing 65°C hot water Our courier parcels include reusable gel packs that […]

Now then, Yorkshire! Are you Famished an’Gaspin?! Well we’re giving you the chance to win Yorkshire Scran for Thee & Thine, in celebration of Yorkshire Day! Look out for this picture on social media, share it and post a Yorkshire selfie in the comments, using #FamishedAnGaspin and #YorkshireScran! All entrants will be entered into a […]