Phil Hitchen - Associate

I recently read the news that Yorkshire Pudding makers, Roberts, Aunt Bessie’s and the Real Yorkshire Pudding Company are in talks over applying for EU protection on their products.

If the plan becomes law, only puddings baked in Yorkshire or Humberside could be called “Yorkshire puddings”, denying the same name to frozen food manufacturers overseas.

I often hear waiters on TV programmes ask diners who ask for Champagne if they want French Champagne. Given that all Champagne logically must be from that French region and anything else is sparking wine I find it amusing.

Joking aside given that certain products are very popular with consumers as a manufacturer if you can benefit from that goodwill to the exclusion of anyone else who doesn’t meet the geographical criteria then that’s great.

We had the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie application. Now we have the Yorkshire Pudding application. Don’t tell my wife but I am waiting for the Manchester Tart!