Phat Pasty Co Does the Double

Brand takes top honour in ‘Cornish Pasty Company’ category at the Global Pasty Awards and ‘Vegan category’ at the British Pie Awards

The Phat Pasty Co has scooped two awards in one week - the ‘Cornish Pasty Company’ category at the inaugural Global Pasty Championships and the ‘Vegan’ category at the British Pie Awards 2026.

At the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall - the Global Pasty Championships saw Matt Wells, Sales Director at Phat Pasty, collect the prestigious award for Phat’s Traditional Cornish Pasty. Made with 100% British Red Tractor beef and handmade in Cornwall, the pasty reflects the company’s long-standing commitment to quality, provenance and craft.

On Friday, husband and wife team Paul & Laura Clark – who founded Phat Pasty and are affectionately known as the ‘Phat Controllers’ - travelled to St Mary’s Church in Melton Mowbray, where the Vegan Keralan Cauliflower, Chickpea & Onion Bhaji Pasty won at the British Pie Awards 2026.

This plant-based pasty is no newcomer to accolades, having won the ‘Pasty’ category and Overall Reserve Champion at the British Pie Awards 2025. This year, Phat entered the pasty again, now made with Wildfarmed regenerative flour.

As the first pasty to use Wildfarmed flour, it is even more sustainable, helping to contribute to a lower carbon footprint while supporting British, sustainable agriculture.

These latest two nationally acclaimed awards mark another milestone in what has been an exceptional 12 months for the business, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Founded in 2006 by Paul and Laura Clark, the company began life around their kitchen table and has grown into one of the UK’s leading foodservice pasty suppliers.

Paul Clark, Phat Controller at Phat Pasty, said: “It’s been an incredible seven days. To be named the winner in the inaugural Global Pasty Championships is a huge honour for the whole team and then to win at the British Pie Awards for our plant-based Keralan pasty is the icing on the cake. We started this business 20 years ago around our kitchen table with a simple belief – that if you focus on provenance, quality ingredients and doing things properly, the rest will follow.

“From day one, we’ve not wavered from our commitment to use the highest quality, British ingredients as the standard for all of our Phat products. Having tasty and all-inclusive plant-based options is also a key to our success. That commitment to authenticity and craftsmanship is what sets our pasties apart in terms of both quality and taste.”

The Phat Pasty Company supplies hand-made, authentic pasties to foodservice operators across the UK, from cafes and restaurants to schools, theme parks, and large catering venues. The products are distributed through some of the country’s largest foodservice wholesalers.

For more information about The Phat Pasty Co and their award-winning range, please visit www.phatpasty.com.