James Pirie & Son crowned 2025 World Scotch Pie champion

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Scottish Bakers - McCaskies Butcher & Café MD Nigel Ovens (left) and former James Pirie & Son owner Alan Pirie celebrate winning the 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

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McCaskies Butcher & Café MD Nigel Ovens (left) and former James Pirie & Son owner Alan Pirie celebrate winning the 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

James Pirie & Son has extended its record-breaking success at the 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards.

The traditional butcher captured an unprecedented sixth victory ahead of a field of 539 entries from 88 companies in the latest edition of the annual competition, which had been assessed earlier this year for taste, appearance, smell, and texture by a panel of 50 judges.

Buckhaven-based W F Stark clinched first runners-up spot, with Bathgate’s David Stein Butchers and Goodfellow & Steven in Dundee taking home Gold awards.

As well as the Scotch Pie world champion, winners were announced across 11 other categories during a ceremony at the Hilton Glasgow on 10 May. Categories included Sausage Roll, Bridie, Macaroni Pie, Hot Savoury, Steak Pie (Family Size), Vegetarian Savoury, Haggis Savoury, Apple Pie, and Football Pie & Savoury, as well as the new for 2025 categories: Retailer Pie Product of the Year, and Lighter Options. See full list of winners below.

Having been founded by James Pirie in 1960 in the village of Newtyle near Dundee, the business along with its award-winning pie recipes was acquired last year by McCaskies Butcher & Café – located on the other side of Scotland in Wemyss Bay – when owners Alan Pirie (son of James) and his wife Norma retired.

Both firms won other honours this year. James Pirie grabbed a Gold award for its family-sized Steak Pie, while McCaskies claimed Bronzes for its Pepper Chicken & Haggis Pie and its Vegetarian Haggis Pie.

Some of the other notable achievements included Boghall Butchers of Bathgate, which came off the back of being named Supreme Champion at the British Pie Awards 2025 by winning a Diamond award for its Mediterranean Pie in the Vegetarian Savoury category. Pars Foods, meanwhile, bagged a Diamond award in the Football Pie & Savoury category for its Kebab Pie – the product sold under its Pie Sports brand that scored a second listing last summer at Aldi Scotland stores.

“This year marks a significant milestone as we celebrate 25 years of the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards,” commented Lesley Cameron, chief executive of Scottish Bakers, which organises the competition. “It’s a true testament to the passion, skill, and dedication of our butchers, bakers, and pie makers who continue to set the standard for quality and innovation in our industry.

“Our winners should be incredibly proud – to stand out in such a fiercely competitive field is an outstanding achievement. We’re delighted to celebrate Scotland’s pie makers, our ‘Pieoneers’, who keep our rich culinary heritage alive while pushing the craft forward,” added Cameron.

Bakery/Butcher	Location	Category	Award	Product
Aldi Scotland	Bathgate	Retailer Pie Product of the Year	Gold	Specially Selected Steak and Black Pudding Single Pie
Ann Davidson Butchers ltd	Hamilton, South Lanarkshire	Haggis Savoury	Gold	Steak and haggis pie
Ashes Bakery	Nairn, Highlands	Sausage Roll	Bronze	Sausage Roll
Aulds Bakeries Limited	Greenock	Bridie	Silver	Bridie (Mince)
Bald Baker	Edinburgh	Macaroni Pie	Silver	Macaroni Pie
Ballards Butchers	Castle Douglas	Bridie	Silver	Bridie (Mince)
Baynes the Family Butchers	Lochore	Bridie	Gold	Bridie (Mince)
Beefcake Cafe	Glasgow	Vegetarian Savoury	Bronze	Provençale-style veg pie with aubergine, courgette, haricot vert, red pepper basil and Parmesan
Belford Butchers	Mid Calder, West Lothian	Bridie	Silver	Bridie (Steak)
Boghall Butchers	Boghall, Bathgate	Bridie	Bronze	Bridie (Mince)
		Steak Pie (Family Size)	Bronze	Steak Pie
		Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Gold	Hot Smoked Salmon Pie
		Haggis Savoury	Gold	Rabbies Braw Haggis Pie
		Vegetarian Savoury	Diamond	Mediterranean Pie
Brownings the Bakers	Kilmarnock	Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Gold	Kilmarnock Pie (Deluxe Steak & Gravy Pie)
		Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Silver	Kilmarnock Pie with Peppercorn Sauce (Deluxe Steak Pie with Peppercorn Sauce)
		Apple Pie	Silver	Apple Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Silver	Kilmarnock Pie (Deluxe Steak & Gravy Pie)
		Scotch Pie	Silver	Scotch Pie
Café V8	Inverness	Bridie	Diamond	Bridie (Mince)
		Steak Pie (Family Size)	Bronze	Steak Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Gold	Steak n Gravy
CC’s Kitchen	Gorebridge, Midlothian	Haggis Savoury	Bronze	Chicken, Haggis & Peppercorn Sauce
Cooper Quality Butcher Limited	Bellshill, North Lanarkshire	Lighter Options	Gold	Chicken Chasni Pie
D H Robertson	Arbroath	Scotch Pie	Silver	Scotch Pie
D.G Lindsay & Son	Perth	Sausage Roll	Silver	Sausage Roll
D.G Lindsay & Son	Perth	Macaroni Pie	Diamond	Macaroni Pie
David Stein Butchers	Bathgate	Sausage Roll	Diamond	Sausage Roll
David Stein Butchers	Bathgate	Scotch Pie	Gold	Scotch Pie
David at Brownings	Glaston	Haggis Savoury	Gold	Spicy pork and haggis bridie
Dunbar Community Bakery	Dunbar	Bridie	Bronze	Bridie (Mince)
Dunbar Community Bakery	Dunbar	Vegetarian Savoury	Silver	Spinach and Feta Spanakopita Tart
Fisher & Donaldson	Cupar	Bridie	Silver	Bridie (Steak)
		Macaroni Pie	Silver	Macaroni Pie
		Haggis Savoury	Bronze	Steak & Haggis Pie
		Apple Pie	Gold	Apple Pie
Forsyths of Peeble	Peebles	Macaroni Pie	Bronze	Macaroni Pie
Gillespies Family Butchers	Lanark	Steak Pie (Family Size)	Bronze	Steak Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Gold	Chicken Balmoral Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Bronze	Mixed Kebab Pie
Goodfellow and Steven	Dundee	Bridie	Gold	Bridie (Mince)
Goodfellow and Steven	Dundee	Scotch Pie	Gold	Scotch Pie
Grierson Bros	Castle Douglas	Bridie	Gold	Bridie (Mince)
Grierson Bros	Castle Douglas	Scotch Pie	Silver	Scotch Pie
H&S Milne	Aberdeen	Steak Pie (Family Size)	Bronze	Steak pie
Hame Bakery	Peterhead	Macaroni Pie	Gold	Macaroni Pie
Harry Gow Bakery	Inverness	Football Pie & Savoury	Bronze	Steak Mince Pie
Harry Gow Bakery	Inverness	Scotch Pie	Bronze	Scotch Pie
Irvines Bakery	Beith	Bridie	Bronze	Bridie (Mince)
Irvines Bakery	Beith	Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Gold	Chicken & Black Pudding Pie
J&H Cairns Quality Family Butchers	Carluke	Bridie	Bronze	Bridie (Steak)
J&H Cairns Quality Family Butchers	Carluke	Steak Pie (Family Size)	Silver	Steak pie
J&W Aitken Butcher	Alloa	Bridie	Gold	Bridie (Mince)
		Steak Pie (Family Size)	Bronze	Chunky Steak Pie
		Scotch Pie	Silver	Scotch Pie
J Gillespies & Sons Ltd	Stranraer	Bridie	Silver	Bridie (Mince)
J M Bakery	Carnoustie	Scotch Pie	Silver	Scotch Pie
James Pirie & Son	Dundee	Steak Pie (Family Size)	Gold	Steak pie
James Pirie & Son	Dundee	Scotch Pie	World champion	Scotch Pie
Keptie Bakery Ltd	Angus	Apple Pie	Diamond	Apple Pie
Kinnaird Butcher Shop & Deli	Falkirk	Bridie	Gold	Bridie (Mince)
		Macaroni Pie	Gold	Macaroni Pie
		Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Bronze	Mexican chicken tart
		Haggis Savoury	Diamond	Chicken haggis and peppercorn sauce
		Haggis Savoury	Bronze	Steak and haggis
Lees Takeaway & Coffee Shop	Kirriemuir	Steak Pie (Family Size)	Silver	Steak Pie
Macleans Highland Bakery ltd	Forres	Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Bronze	Lasagne Pie
Mathieson Butchers	Edinburgh	Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Bronze	Donner Pie
Mathieson Butchers	Edinburgh	Scotch Pie	Bronze	Scotch Pie
McCaskies Butcher & Cafe	Weymess Bay	Haggis Savoury	Bronze	Pepper chicken & Haggis Pie
McCaskies Butcher & Cafe	Weymess Bay	Vegetarian Savoury	Bronze	Vegetarian haggis pie
McGhee’s Family Bakers	Glasgow	Lighter Options	Bronze	Skinny Scotch Pie
Murrays Bakers	Perth	Haggis Savoury	Silver	Steak & Haggis Pie
Murrays Bakers	Perth	Lighter Options	Diamond	Steak Pie
Nicoll’s Rosebank Bakery	Dundee	Macaroni Pie	Bronze	Macaroni Pie
Pars Foods Ltd	Glasgow	Football Pie & Savoury	Silver	Scotch Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Bronze	Steak & Gravy Pie
		Lighter Options	Silver	Reduced Fat Scotch Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Silver	Scotch Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Diamond	Kebab Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Silver	Kebab Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Gold	Reduced Fat Scotch Pie
		Football Pie & Savoury	Bronze	Scotch Pie
Pastel Bakery	Dalkeith	Football Pie & Savoury	Silver	Doner and Chilli Sauce
Pie Sports Ltd	Glasgow	Football Pie & Savoury	Gold	Chicken Chasni Pie
Rendalls Online Butcher	Stirling	Haggis Savoury	Silver	Chicken Balmoral Pies
Saltire Patisserie Ltd	Edinburgh	Macaroni Pie	Gold	Macaroni Pie
Strachan Craft Butchers	Lanarkhall	Bridie	Bronze	Bridie (Mince)
Stuart’s Bakers and Butchers	Methill	Sausage Roll	Silver	Sausage Roll
		Macaroni Pie	Silver	Macaroni Pie
		Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Silver	Donner Pie
		Retailer Pie Product of the Year	Diamond	Doner Pie
Sugar And Spice	Auchterarder	Sausage Roll	Bronze	Sausage Roll
Sugar And Spice	Auchterarder	Haggis Savoury	Gold	Steak and Haggis
The Apple Pie Bakery	Carnwath	Apple Pie	Bronze	Apple Pie
The Apple Pie Bakery	Carnwath	Retailer Pie Product of the Year	Silver	Steak Pie
The Cumbrae Butcher	Millport	Sausage Roll	Gold	Sausage Roll
The Cumbrae Butcher	Millport	Macaroni Pie	Gold	Macaroni Pie
The Kandy Bar Bakery	Saltcoats	Scotch Pie	Bronze	Scotch Pie
The Little Bakery	Dumfries and Galloway	Sausage Roll	Bronze	Sausage Roll
The Little Bakery	Dumfries and Galloway	Football Pie & Savoury	Gold	Scotch Pie
W F Stark	Buckhaven	Sausage Roll	Gold	Sausage Roll
		Haggis Savoury	Silver	Haggis pie
		Haggis Savoury	Bronze	Haggis Bridie
		Scotch Pie	Gold - runner up	Scotch Pie
Walkers Bon Bon	Coatbridge	Sausage Roll	Silver	Sausage Roll
Walkers Bon Bon	Coatbridge	Macaroni Pie	Gold	Macaroni Pie
WeeCook	Arbroath	Sausage Roll	Bronze	Sausage Roll
		Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Diamond	Fishwife Pie
		Hot Savoury (includes fish)	Bronze	Butter Chicken Curry Pie
		Haggis Savoury	Silver	MacChook Pie
		Vegetarian Savoury	Gold	Caponata Formaggio Pie
		Scotch Pie	Bronze	Scotch Pie
Wrights Butchers	East Kilbride	Steak Pie (Family Size)	Diamond	Steak Pie