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[[Image:Ginst.jpg|thumb|220px|Ginsters company logo]] |
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'''Ginsters''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] company based in [[Callington, Cornwall|Callington]] in [[Cornwall]], in the south-west of [[England]], which specialises in making mass produced [[Pasty|pasties]], sausage rolls, sandwiches and other savoury snacks. Products are available in thousands of retailers across the UK, including petrol stations, bakers, student unions, cafés and a number of corner shops. The name of the company has become ubiquitous with pasties and sausage rolls. The company motto is ''“Cornish through and through”'' and its pasty is the biggest selling in the UK. It also uses the motto ''“Real, honest food”'' on many of its [[television]] and commercial [[radio]] advertisements. |
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Ginsters is mostly pronunced with a hard 'G', as in "gɪnstɘz", but sometimes, it is pronounced with a soft 'G' , as in "dʒɪnstɘz". |
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[[image:158819 in Ginsters livery at Crewe railway station (cropped).jpg|thumb|220px|A [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] train in Ginsters advertising livery at [[Crewe railway station]] in April 2006]] |
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An element of folklore surrounds the difficulty in opening Ginsters packaging, particularly when driving. It has often been suggested (jokingly) that laws will be introduced to stop drivers attempting to do this and an article in the '[[Daily Telegraph]]' by [[James May]] suggested a pasty holder for car dashboards. A number of trains (all [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] Sprinters) throughout the UK are in special Ginsters livery, mostly black, with the red logo. |
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Ginsters sponsor [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.]] in the [[Football League Championship]]. They also sponsor Callington Town FC, Callington Rugby Club and [[Launceston RUFC|Launceston Rugby Club]] (aka The Cornish All Blacks). |
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Dwarf Actor, [[Rusty Goffe]] from [[St. Nicholas-at-Wade]] has recently appeared as the face of Ginsters in most of the television adverts. He has been seen doing handstands, singing, dancing and ice skating in these commercials.<ref>http://www.dwarfs4hire.com/rustygoffe.html Rusty Goffe's most recent appearance in adverts for Ginsters</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ginsters.co.uk Official Site] |
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*[http://www.pastymuncher.co.uk/2008/02/26/ginsters-pasty-survey/ Ginsters Cornish Pasty Survey] |
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/07/30/mrmay30.xml Article in Daily Telegraph] |
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*[http://www.sandwichguide.co.uk/store.php?store=Ginsters SandwichGuide.co.uk Reviews Ginsters Sandwiches] |
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*[http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/history/pasty.htm Brief history of the Cornish Pasty] |
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*[http://www.lifesight.net/art/recipe/cornishpasty.html True Cornish Pasty Recipe] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Cornwall]] |
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