Derek Jones Butchers has traded from 51 King Street in Melton Mowbray since 1979, making it one of the town's longer-standing independent butchers. The shop makes its own sausages, pies and cooked meats on the premises alongside fresh cuts of beef, lamb and pork, and staff advise customers on preparation for roasts, stews and other dishes. It has been voted Rutland and Melton's Favourite Independent Butcher in local award polls for two consecutive years. The registered company, Derek Jones Butchers Ltd, remains an active, family-run operation rather than a branch of a supermarket meat counter or national chain, with Companies House records confirming it as an independent trading entity. Its King Street premises sit among the town's other food shops, not far from the Cattle Market area associated with Melton's pork pie and Stilton trade. The shop continues as a working example of traditional high-street butchery, built on decades of continuous trading under the same name.
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