Meet the Team - Ryans of Wenlock

Paddy Ryan

Paddy Ryan is the owner of A Ryan and Son Ltd along with his wife Sue and his two sons Mike and Sam. He learned his trade from his father Anthony Ryan and has worked in the business since 1968 and has now become a Master Butcher.

Paddy Ryan

Sue Ryan

Sue, Paddy’s wife runs the Bakehouse downstairs in the butcher’s shop where they produce all the pies, pastries and quiches by hand and bake them fresh every morning. She has been working in the business since 1984 having previously worked as a home economics teacher. All of the Pig & Pie’s puddings and other baked goods are produced by Sue and Sam in the Bakehouse, and is something Sue has always wanted to do, as a child, she always wanted to be a baker!

Sue Ryan

Mike Ryan

Mike is Sue and Paddy’s eldest son and has worked in the business since 2001. He has trained alongside his father and is now responsible for curing all our home-cured bacon products. Mike is very much Paddy’s right-hand man and is taking over responsibility for all areas of the business from ordering, meat preparation, storage and display, as well as his own expertise of bacon curing, along with serving in both the Butchers and The Pig & Pie.

Mike Ryan

Amber Ryan

Amber is Mike’s wife and has worked in the business since 2014. She now runs the Cheese & Cracker which opened in 2025 while looking after their four children, Jacob, Eliza, Edith and Emily, as well as being the Bookkeeper for all three shops. You may also see her occasionally serving in both The Cheese & Cracker or The Pig & Pie.

Amber Ryan

Sam Ryan

Sam is Sue and Paddy’s youngest son, he has worked alongside Sue down in the Bakehouse since 2002, helping produce the pies, pastries, and quiches. He is also in charge of pastry production as he makes all of the pastry that we use. Sam is also responsible for the stock control of the pies and baked goods, keeping all the freezers well-ordered and the stock rotated.

Sam Ryan

Grant Northwood

Grant Northwood is Paddy’s Nephew and has worked with us since he left school in 1990. He covers all aspects of butchery as well as serving in the Butchers and the Pig & Pie shop when required.

Grant Northwood

Fiona Braithwaite

Fiona joined us in October 2021 and works part time in the Bakehouse helping Sue and Sam in the production of the Pies, Cakes and Puddings. Working with us has become a family affair as Jake her son used to work as a Saturday boy and during school holidays, before he went to university.

Fiona Braithwaite

Alice Matthews

Alice has worked with us since we opened the Pig & Pie in July 2021. She works full time in the Pig & Pie and is proving to be a very good baker as well as an excellent Tiramisu Maker!

Alice Matthews

Lee Willis

Lee originally started with us on work experience from school. He joined us full time upon leaving school. He worked for us for 10 years before leaving the butchery trade and serving for 4 years in the British Army. Upon leaving the army he returned to the trade and managed Ensdon farm Butchers in Church Stretton. He has now been back with us for 5 years.

Lee Willis

Philippa Dempsey

Philippa has been working Part Time 3 days a week in the Pig & Pie since 2024 after working as a Primary School Teaching Assistant for 12 years.

Philippa Dempsey

Kate Willis

Kate is Lee’s wife and joined the Pig & Pie team at the end of 2022. She works full time as well as helping Amber with paperwork.

Kate Willis

Elijah Campbell

Elijah joined us as a Saturday boy in 2025 and is now working as an apprentice butcher.

Elijah Campbell

Martha Turner

Martha is part of the Pig & Pie team and works 1 day a week during term time.

Martha Turner

Shirley Forrest

Shirley is one of the new members of staff who joined us when the Cheese & Cracker opened its doors in August 2025. She works part time 3 days a week.

Shirley Forrest

Josie Challenger

Josie is another member of staff that joined the Cheese & Cracker when it opened in August 2025. She works part time 2 days a week, as well as training to be a counsellor.

Josie Challenger

Claudia Mitchell

Claudia is our Saturday girl in the Cheese & Cracker, she is working Part time while studying Film studies, Photography and Drama at College.