Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

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Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by MACCA » Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:33 pm

As per title.
Haffners pies are wet to continue 😍

After being put on the market, a couple of local brothers ( Burnley fans ) have bought Haffners, and are hoping to grow the business even further, let's hope we see their pies available on the Turf very soon!

Here's the link if anyone fancies a read.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/business ... ip-3799365
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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by NewClaret » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:05 pm

MACCA wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:33 pm
As per title.
Haffners pies are wet to continue 😍

After being put on the market, a couple of local brothers ( Burnley fans ) have bought Haffners, and are hoping to grow the business even further, let's hope we see their pies available on the Turf very soon!

Here's the link if anyone fancies a read.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/business ... ip-3799365
Fantastic!

Haffners pies a a better selection of beers and I’d be a happy man!!!

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by dougcollins » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:08 pm

Excellent news, and brilliant that they're retaining the current staff.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by Jamesy » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:10 pm

They have invested in some new equipment already, I presume to speed up production?
It would be great if they could upscale enough to supply the quantities required on the Turf as well as retaining that local feel.
Good luck to the two brothers in taking the business forwards.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by ArthurShelby » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:13 pm

Haffners are the best pies around easily. Especially cold.

Be class if they started selling them on the Turf but I think the quality would be nowhere near as good.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by gawthorpe_view » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:14 pm

Brilliant news.

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Post by bfcjg » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:18 pm

Brilliant, hope it goes from strength to strength for them.

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Post by jos » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:20 pm

Where can I buy these pies on my next trip to Burnley? (Next Tuesday)

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Post by ArthurShelby » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:23 pm

jos wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:20 pm
Where can I buy these pies on my next trip to Burnley? (Next Tuesday)
The bakery on Marlborough street but it shuts at 1pm on Tuesday.
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Post by dougcollins » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:24 pm

Shop in Kierby Walk was open on Saturday.
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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by claretburns » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:57 pm

Weren't they offered the contract years ago, during the Cotterill era, but they turned it down due to not being able to supply the demand?

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Post by Jel » Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:32 pm

Good lad is Deano, I'm sure they'll make this venture a massive success. Good luck pal 👍

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Post by Claretforever » Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:33 am

claretburns wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:57 pm
Weren't they offered the contract years ago, during the Cotterill era, but they turned it down due to not being able to supply the demand?
Kind of. It wasn’t that they couldn’t invest and upscale, it was just that BFC were working on short term contracts (maybe 1 season at a time?) and wouldn’t give them long enough to provide a degree of comfort that they’d get a return on investment. They definitely wanted to do it but couldn’t take the risk.
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Post by SouthLondonexile » Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:38 am

This is encouraging.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by Bfc » Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:51 am

ArthurShelby, why would Haffners pies be nowhere near as good, if the supplied the Club with them?.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:36 am

I don't know the two who have bought it but Dean's name sounds very familiar, maybe he's been on the message board or joined the Fantasy at some point.

Good to read too that they are not going to be changing this and that, a recipe for disaster, but continuing to make those wonderful pies.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by wilks_bfc » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:50 am

Bfc wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:51 am
ArthurShelby, why would Haffners pies be nowhere near as good, if the supplied the Club with them?.
For the same reason the Hollands Pies you get on the Turf are nowhere near as good as the ones you buy from the supermarket or the local chippy.

They are sat waiting in the oven for far too long

I hadn’t eaten before the game on Saturday so bought a pie at half time.
It was that dry and hard I’m sure it was left over from the Newcastle game last season
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Post by Papabendi » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:17 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:36 am
I don't know the two who have bought it but Dean's name sounds very familiar, maybe he's been on the message board or joined the Fantasy at some point.

Good to read too that they are not going to be changing this and that, a recipe for disaster, but continuing to make those wonderful pies.
absolutely - aint broke don't fix. But can they improve throughput without compromising quality (if they want to get bigger?)

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Post by ArthurShelby » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:21 pm

Bfc wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:51 am
ArthurShelby, why would Haffners pies be nowhere near as good, if the supplied the Club with them?.
Nothing to do with Haffners themselves, just the way they would be in transit and the way the club store them, and the way the are re heated about 5 times before they are sold.

I know people who work selling food and drink on the Turf, it’s a shambles, they re heat pies numerous times and then I’d they are unsold save them for the next game. Hence why they aren’t very good.

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Post by Mala591 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:24 pm

If Haffner’s want to ‘step up to the next level’ and expand sales they’ll need to package their pies with a batch number and expiry date which will be a major development task. But well worth doing imo.

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Post by Jel » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:31 pm

Mala591 wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:24 pm
If Haffner’s want to ‘step up to the next level’ and expand sales they’ll need to package their pies with a batch number and expiry date which will be a major development task. But well worth doing imo.
It's not actually that difficult, there's lots of packaging equipment available but it will need some investment. I don't think it would take long to recover the costs though.

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Post by Rowls » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:40 pm

I'm not much of a pie-eater myself but good luck to these two and their venture.

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Post by dougcollins » Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:28 pm

Rowls wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:40 pm
I'm not much of a pie-eater myself but good luck to these two and their venture.
Neither me to be honest, but a good pie is a delight.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by MT03ALG » Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:32 pm

Why are the pies wet ??

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Post by ArthurShelby » Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:50 pm

I had a chicken balti pukka pie at QPR once, was the best pie iv ever had at a football ground.

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Post by dougcollins » Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:53 pm

MT03ALG wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:32 pm
Why are the pies wet ??
Egg glaze, makes them glossy, not wet. Hand-brushed for each pie.
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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by Rumbletonk » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:00 pm

ArthurShelby wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:21 pm
Nothing to do with Haffners themselves, just the way they would be in transit and the way the club store them, and the way the are re heated about 5 times before they are sold.

I know people who work selling food and drink on the Turf, it’s a shambles, they re heat pies numerous times and then I’d they are unsold save them for the next game. Hence why they aren’t very good.
The factory is 5 mins away. They'll step up production and deliver a few hours before kickoff, perfect. Dean is a top lad and very astute. Looking forward to a Haffners M&P on the Turf v soon and on the away end at Old Trafford in 3 years time.

Good luck to the new team and thanks to Raymond (John's dad) & John for the 45 years I've been enjoying them.

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by tiger76 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:05 pm

Glad to see this iconic local brand has new ownership, and hopefully they can expand and grow the business even further.

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Post by ArthurShelby » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:14 pm

Rumbletonk wrote:
Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:00 pm
The factory is 5 mins away. They'll step up production and deliver a few hours before kickoff, perfect. Dean is a top lad and very astute. Looking forward to a Haffners M&P on the Turf v soon and on the away end at Old Trafford in 3 years time.

Good luck to the new team and thanks to Raymond (John's dad) & John for the 45 years I've been enjoying them.
Deliver a few hours before kick off ?

I don’t think so :lol:

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Post by Rumbletonk » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:15 pm

1 hour?

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Re: Burnley fan buys Haffners pies!!

Post by Top Claret » Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:13 pm

Valley lad and never heard of Heffers pies, they need to get there name out locally before going nationwide.

Its all Mannings, Creggs and Cissie Greens down the Valley way, although looking forward to Effers
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