Jack O'Shea's is an Irish

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located in

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, selling organic fresh meat. The chain was formerly located in

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, but had its contract terminated in 2012 after breaking the store's ethical code on selling

foie gras ; (, ) is a specialty food product made of the liver of a Domestic duck, duck or Domestic goose, goose. According to French law, ''foie gras'' is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by ''gavage'' (force feeding). ''Foie gras'' i ...

History

Jack O'Shea (born Cathal O'Shea) is descended from eight generations of Irish butchers, but could not find an outlet to sell high-quality produce. In 1998, he opened his own butcher's shop in Brussels. In 2006, he opened a second shop in

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, London, run by his brother and co-owner Darragh O'Shea. Both sell high-quality meat, including grass-fed

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beef from farms and abattoirs in southwest Ireland and have been listed 3rd in ''

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''s top ten meat suppliers. Jack O'Shea has also appeared in '' Hello!'', '' GQ'', ''

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'' and '' The Telegraph Magazine''

Controversy

In November 2008, O'Shea's opened a counter in Selfridges food hall, on

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. In 2009, former ''

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'' star Sir Roger Moore led a campaign to stop Selfridges selling

, the French delicacy created by force-feeding

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enriched corn meal. In the run-up to Christmas 2011, a customer spotted the O'Shea's counter in Selfridges selling foie gras. Investigated by the ''

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'', it exposed that if a customer approached the O'Shea's counter and asked for "French fillet", then 750g packets of foie gras were supplied at a cost of £39.40. The counter was closed from O'Shea's ejection, and the contract terminated for failing "to adhere to exacting best practice standards in hygiene and food safety".

Awards

* 2009 ''

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''s Butcher of the year.

References

External links

O'Shea's of KnightsbridgeJackOShea.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osheas, Jack Food and drink companies established in 1998 Retail companies established in 1998 Butcher shops Shops in Brussels Shops in London

History

Controversy

Awards

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