“Lloyd Maunder was born into a large family in Witheridge, Devon in 1873.  In those days it was quite common for farmers to kill their own livestock and sell through local butchers.  Lloyd was therefore born into a family tradition of meat production and he formed his own company trading wholesale meat in 1898. 

The company grew rapidly supplying a major family business in London.  Percy (Andrew’s Grandfather) and his brothers, Venn and Ivan, joined in the business and were largely responsible for the rapid growth. They felt that with the knowledge gained with trade the company should develop a local retail side as well.  This started in 1913 with a shop in Tiverton and was followed by Paris Street in Exeter and to this date Lloyd Maunders Butchers is currently made up of 12 shops across the south west.

The shops were run successfully for a number of years by Andrew’s Uncle, George Maunder.

Andrew, who now owns the Lloyd Maunder Butcher and Deli shops, is the great great grandson of the founder of the company. He continues the tradition of sourcing his meat from local farmers and is delighted to be able to trade with farmers who we have had a long standing relationship spanning through many generations.”

By John Maunder (great-grandson of LLoyd and father of Andrew) 2020