The History of Mr Trotter

Mr Trotter was born from the shared passion of three pork scratching aficionados – Tom Parker Bowles, Matthew Fort and Rupert Ponsonby – and innovative pork scratching producer, Graham Jebb from
RayGray Snacks.

Over a few pints in 2009 Tom and Matthew started ruminating about the possibility of creating a superior scratching – one that was made more of pork than salt and fat, that used British pigs rather than Danish pigs, and that didn't fizz with curious seasonings. They shared their ruminations with Rupert, pig farmer, beer devotee and scratching enthusiast.

Following a ground-breaking dinner at which scratchings of various origins were served in a number of imaginative forms and matched to a range of beers, Rupert, Tom and Matthew decided to take their findings into the world of pork scratchings to another level.

In the course of their investigations, they met Graham who agreed that the crackling market was lacking a superior brand. They joined forces and set about creating Mr Trotter's Great British Pork Crackling.

Image by Jules Beresford