Bottomley's Pies

Bottomley’s Pies, owned by Steve Bottomley, is a pie-based home caterer in Urmston. Steve makes each delicious pie (and the accompanying gravy) to order and as a big believer in the personal touch, he delivers every order to his customers by hand. There has been a lot of great feedback since Bottomley’s Pies started trading and you have to be quick to get an order in as they sell out fast!

Steve has been making pies for friends and family for years and decided to set up as a business in July 2024. Having previously worked in utilities, moving to the food industry was a complete change of scenery for Steve. He did a lot of research himself to ensure he had a good level of food safety knowledge.

When Trafford Councils Business Compliance Officer Grace contacted Steve in April 2024, she was able to offer a range of additional support, to help ensure Bottomley’s Pies got off to the best start with their food hygiene and compliance.

“Grace gave me loads of useful information when she first got in touch, it’s a bit of a minefield otherwise. I found out that I had to get registered and learnt about recording my fridge and freezer temperatures. I’ve got freezers now that display the temperature on the outside so I can check them easily. I was given support with labelling too and have been able to refine how I do things, to make sure everything is compliant.

I’d say my perception of environmental health inspectors has definitely changed. Before speaking to Grace, I had the view that they’d be looking to find something wrong whereas now I know that they’re there to help, they want to work with you - not against you, and they are just trying to help keep people safe”.

To find out more about Bottomley’s Pies, visit their Facebook page.