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/ButcherLocationCategoryAwardProduct

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

Macaroni Pie

Diamond

Macaroni Pie

David Stein Butchers

Bathgate

Sausage Roll

Diamond

Sausage Roll

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)

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)

Scotch Pie

Gold

Scotch Pie

Grierson Bros

Castle Douglas

Bridie

Gold

Bridie (Mince)

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

Scotch Pie

Bronze

Scotch Pie

Irvines Bakery

Beith

Bridie

Bronze

Bridie (Mince)

Hot Savoury (includes fish)

Gold

Chicken & Black Pudding Pie

J&H Cairns Quality Family Butchers

Carluke

Bridie

Bronze

Bridie (Steak)

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

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

Scotch Pie

Bronze

Scotch Pie

McCaskies Butcher & Cafe

Weymess Bay

Haggis Savoury

Bronze

Pepper chicken & Haggis Pie

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

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

Haggis Savoury

Gold

Steak and Haggis

The Apple Pie Bakery

Carnwath

Apple Pie

Bronze

Apple Pie

Retailer Pie Product of the Year

Silver

Steak Pie

The Cumbrae Butcher

Millport

Sausage Roll

Gold

Sausage Roll

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

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

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