"Solent Butchers are a proud family business established in 1984 which began life as a retail outlet in Portsmouth, providing local customers with exceptional service and offering them high quality meat products. Today, Solent Butchers is a well-respected catering butchers, providing chefs and foodservice operators with those same exacting standards of customer service and premium quality cuts of meat.

"Solent Butchers are proud to have worked alongside HC3S over a number of years helping them promote local sourcing. We know that HC3S strive to provide the best possible food for pupils and students across Hampshire as they cater for a diverse range of needs. All products go through a careful selection process, identifying not only the specific needs of the customer but also supporting and promoting the local economy. Our ham, bacon and pork used in sausages have enabled them to achieve Good Pig Awards from Compassion in World Farming."