Worcestershire Sauce should be celebrated more says Cllr Richard Udall

Councillor Richard Udall said he would like a piece of public art to be put up in the city to celebrate what he calls "the best condiment on the planet". 

Cllr Udall claims that despite the sauce being created in the city, not enough is done to celebrate its city connections.

Worcestershire Sauce was invented by pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins in the first half of the 19th Century and continues to be manufactured at the factory on Midland Road.

Councillor Richard said: "It's a light-hearted suggestion, but it is our most famous product. 

"I don't think we do enough and we do not celebrate the product.

Worcestershire Sauce, probably the best condiment on the planet.

We need to do much more to celebrate this product in Worcester, maybe a giant statue of a bottle, no other product has put Worcester on the world map like Lea and Perrins ! pic.twitter.com/cEaPe9JYGd

— Richard Udall, the Voice of St John's (@UdallVoice) January 24, 2023

"There should be factory tours or gift shops for Worcestershire Sauce. 

"Melton is known for its pork pies and we have our sauce.

"People from all over the world are always taking pictures outside the factory. 

"Americans know what the sauce is, they can't pronounce the name, but it still puts the name on the map.

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"We should market the city with the sauce.

"It has got notoriety and popularity and it is still prepared in Worcester. 

However, Cllr Richard said he is not the first person to suggest a Worcestershire Sauce statue to be put up in the city.

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He said: "It has been said before and if the statue ever comes to Worcester, people will be amazed and it is an amazing product. 

"It links to the city in such a famous way. 

"The statue could look great in some of the local parks like Cripplegate Park. 

"Although it is a light-hearted suggestion, it should be something that should be considered. 

"We don't do enough, Worcester has always been a manufacturing city in the past".

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In 2018, Cllr Richard called for Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce to be granted unique local status. 

At the time, he said: "It is very frustrating. We have a unique product that is sold all over the world.

"No other Worcestershire product is as well known, yet it is still being ripped off by pale and poor imitations, which do not stand up to any kind of scrutiny."