Lucas has been manufacturing ingredients for butchers for over 75 years. Throughout that time we have lead the way with many innovative developments that have helped to shape our industry. We're busy gathering some interesting materials from the archives to make this journey down memory lane entertaining for anyone with an interest in the butchery business. In the mean time here are just a few of our landmark achievements over the years...

The company was founded by Thomas Edward Lucas in Bristol in 1926 and was the first to manufacture yeastless rusk - a purpose designed cereal binder for butchers who had previously used returned stale bread for their sausages.

Thomas Edward Lucas

Since then Lucas was:
The first to offer "own recipe" and standard blended seasonings to the
trade (1930s)
The first to unit pack ingredients (1940s)
The first to introduce coloured seasonings (1950s)
The first to introduce a fully blended cure mix for retail butchers, to make curing practical for everyone
The first to manufacture coloured crumb for hams (1960s)
The first to manufacture textured soy proteins (1970s)
The first to introduce ovenable coating systems (1980s)
The first to appoint a national, regional delivery network, including Northern Ireland (1990s)