Private company

Michael Kirk

Family firm of butchers in Wolverhampton, England

Michael Kirk is a small family firm of butchers in Wolverhampton, England, established in 1934, which has won several prizes for their pies, including National Pork Pie Champion, 2005, and for their sausages. Owner Michael Bachyk says of his pork pies: I base my recipe on the traditional Melton Mowbray-style pie, which doesn't use cured meat like most Yorkshire pies...2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1934Founded1
Michael Kirk butcher shop Wolverhampton
Photo: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Michael Kirk is a small family firm of butchers in Wolverhampton, England, established in 1934, which has won several prizes for their pies, including National Pork Pie Champion, 2005, and for their sausages. Owner Michael Bachyk says of his pork pies: I base my recipe on the traditional Melton Mowbray-style pie, which doesn't use cured meat like most Yorkshire pies...2

Timeline

  1. 1934Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3