It all began with a pasty.
In 1969, dairy farmer Geoffrey Ginster, began baking Cornish pasties in an almost derelict egg packing barn in the Cornish town of Callington. He thought he would be able to bake 20,000 pasties a week. On his first day he only managed 24!
We have come a long way from our humble start but our history and bakery remain firmly rooted in Callington, Cornwall.
To this day, our Original Cornish Pasty is still based on Geoffrey Ginster's very first recipe.
It’s only 100% quality British beef and local veg, complimented by a distinctive peppery kick in our Original Cornish Pasty.
That’s what makes a Ginsters.
Our potatoes, swedes and onions come from Jeremy at Hay Farm on the Rame Head peninsular, only 15 miles from our bakery. It’s micro climate makes this the perfect Cornish spot for growing veg.
Our award winning Original Cornish Pasty is the real deal and has Protected Geographical Indication to prove it! Beef, potato, swede & onion with a dash of seasoning, wrapped in pastry and made in Cornwall. Do it any other way and it simply can’t be called a Cornish Pasty.
Our puff pastry has 80 layers, which is why it tastes so good. How do our bakers know when it’s ready? Simply by touch.
Insisting on only using quality ingredients and our unique blend of seasonings (including our famous peppery twist) is what gives Ginsters that distinctive taste.
This means we don’t need any artificial flavourings at all.
Nations top selling Cornish Pasty and No.1 in blind taste tests (IRI Infoscan Chilled Savoury Pastry & Wirral Sensory Services)
Farm Assured British beef and local veg wrapped in 80 layers of light puff pastry. Yes, it all starts with the nation’s favourite*, award winning, Original Cornish Pasty.
Now MORE meat & even tastier vs our previous slice (Wirral Sensory Services)
Farm Assured British Beef and West Country Cream combined with our chef’s take on the perfect peppercorn sauce and now with more meat to make our Peppered Steak Slices even tastier*!
Now MORE meat & even tastier vs our previous slice and No.1 in blind taste tests (Wirral Sensory Services)
Our chefs have crafted this recipe with Farm Assured British chicken breast, West Country cream & now more meat making them even tastier* and the most preferred Chicken & Mushroom Slices.
It’s the Farm Assured British pork shoulder and unique blend of herbs & spices that has made the distinctive taste of our Large Sausage Roll loved for over 25 years.
Our chefs partnered with St Austell Brewery to create this masterpiece of Cornish recipes, perfectly combining Farm Assured British steak with Tribute, our favourite Cornish Pale Ale.
At Ginsters we love looking out for exciting new trends! So here are our two new rolls; Farm Assured Steak & Barber’s Vintage Reserve Cheddar alongside Pulled Pork enriched with a hint of caramel, honey and smoked salt.
Whether it’s our pasties, slices and sausage rolls or pork pies, meat snacks and the institution that is the ‘Buffet Bar’ that you love, we make sure every recipe is packed full of that distinctive Ginsters flavour.
From our famous Chicken & Bacon and BLT sandwiches to wraps, rolls, paninis, toasties, pasta salads and gluten free we have something delicious for everyone.
We hope you enjoy eating our products as much as we enjoy crafting them for you.
We are passionate about football and know lots of you are too. As the official Savoury Pastry Partner of the Sky Bet EFL we’re with you throughout the highs and lows of supporting your favourite EFL team.
Our beloved Plymouth Argyle are never far from our thoughts. We’re proud to sponsor their shirt and feed the Green Army every home game with our finest pasties.
We’ll be cheering week in week out in Sky Bet League 1 this season.
Green Army!
Give us a ring, send us an email, or write us a note, we’re here to help.
Ginsters is a division of Samworth Brothers Ltd
Registered in England No : 3116767
VAT No: 730 4359 52
