Manchester’s new sandwich spot launches ‘Ultimate Christmas sndwch’ - and there’s a vegan version too
• Handmade and generously packed to perfection, this festive butty is a celebration of Northern produce - right down to its final flourish of pigs in blankets crisps
• From the team behind ‘sndwch’, the launch marks the opening of a new venue in MediaCity
• “We take sandwiches seriously - and Manchester deserves better”, says creator in rally against uninspiring options from the big retailers
The annual unveiling of festive offerings from our favourite eateries signals the official start of the Christmas season, setting the tone for the most wonderful time of the year. But this year, the team behind Manchester’s fast-growing lockdown start-up ‘sndwch’ have created the ultimate, indulgent Christmas butty to end all sandwich wars - and it’s
only £4.50.
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Manchester’s new sandwich spot launches ‘Ultimate Christmas sndwch’ - and there’s a vegan version too)
• Handmade and generously packed to perfection, this festive butty is a celebration of Northern produce - right down to its final flourish of pigs in blankets crisps
• From the team behind ‘sndwch’, the launch marks the opening of a new venue in MediaCity
• “We take sandwiches seriously - and Manchester deserves better”, says creator in rally against uninspiring options from the big retailers
The annual unveiling of festive offerings from our favourite eateries signals the official start of the Christmas season, setting the tone for the most wonderful time of the year. But this year, the team behind Manchester’s fast-growing lockdown start-up ‘sndwch’ have created the ultimate, indulgent Christmas butty to end all sandwich wars - and it’s
only £4.50.
“It’s a real collaboration, which celebrates and supports the brilliant suppliers on our doorstep”
“We have packed our ‘Ultimate Christmas sndwch’ with produce from Northern suppliers we love”, explains sndwch founder, Burnley-born Alex Markham. “Everything is made by hand. It’s labour intensive, but you can certainly taste the difference.”
The hero of any Christmas sandwich is turkey and Alex sources his from Colley Fold Turkey Farm in Wakefield, a small family-run business that has been rearing tasty turkeys for over five decades. For extra flavour, the turkey is then smoked at Platt Fields Market Garden, a community market garden in Fallowfield.
Next comes the mouth-watering smoked bacon and sausage meat stuffing, both jingling all the way from Grandad’s Sausages in Radcliffe, Bury.
sndwch’s cranberry sauce is a secret homemade blend with cranberries, orange and Christmas spices, which is topped with a layer of spinach. And for the final flourish, the sandwich has the option of being topped with Fiddler’s Lancashire Crisps, with a choice of pigs in blankets or turkey and stuffing flavour.
The six merry layers of deliciousness are generously stacked into artisan demi baguettes, which are freshly baked in-house.
“It’s a real collaboration, which celebrates and supports the brilliant suppliers on our doorstep”, continues Alex. “Every year I feel totally uninspired by the drab, mass produced Christmas sandwich offerings. We take sandwiches seriously - and this year I decided, Manchester deserves better!”
The festive launch marks the opening of sndwch’s new coffee shop based on the ground floor of Arrive’s Tomorrow building in MediaCity. The dedication to fresh produce and the humble handmade butty is echoed across the whole offering.
Plush seating and Alex’s chilled electronica soundtrack create a relaxing place to eat, work and meet - or simply grab on the go. The ‘Ultimate Christmas sndwch’ is also available from sndwch’s ‘butty shop’ concession within MediaCity General Store.
The sandwich spot that prides itself on creating exciting vegan options, including its bestselling ‘NOT a Chicken Tikka & Onion Bhaji sndwch’, has also launched the ‘Ultimate Plant-based Christmas sndwch’. It features a homemade red onion and fresh sage stuffing, and ‘chicken’ and ‘bacon’ from THIS™.
Both meat and plant-based editions are now on sale, priced at £4.50. A wider festive line-up also includes a dedicated hot chocolate menu, featuring a luxurious wild cherry flavour, finished with cream and chocolate flakes.
Born out of lockdown and growing fast, sndwch was founded in 2020 and now makes over 30,000 sandwiches each month. The business is on track to achieve £1million turnover this year.
As well as its two sites in MediaCity, it supplies sandwiches to the entire General Store group, which has outlets in Ancoats, Castlefield, Deansgate, Moss Side and Stretford Foodhall. The Christmas sandwiches will be available across the group, meaning even more people can get their hands (or teeth!) on them.
Find out more at www.sndwch.co.uk/christmas
