A SUTTON butcher has sold his half share in a business he joined from leaving school.
Robert Hart had spent his whole 33-year career in Stanforths' shop at Skipton, renowned for its pork pies.
With his 50th birthday looming, Mr Hart says he is "looking for a new direction in life".
Director Simon Barker now has 100 per cent control of the business, which also includes a meat production unit at Skipton Auction Mart.
He is rebranding the mart's CCM Quality Foods operation under the Stanforths name and has major expansion plans.
"We will have an ongoing requirement for cattle and lambs each week at Skipton as the business develops," he said.
"We're also buying around 80 pigs a week and expect this demand to grow.
"All our meat is sourced from Yorkshire and we have a great relationship with CCM and the other marts I deal with – which are always keen to meet our requirements – as well as with local farmers."
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