The Douglas Willis story began back in the late 1930s with a young Douglas making deliveries after school and during his lunchtime for the local butcher. Whatever the weather, young Douglas could be found peddling the streets and lanes with his precious cargo to make sure that the community was fed.

It wasn’t long before the enterprising young man, enthused with a passion for feeding his neighbours with the best quality meat, gained his own license and set up his first butcher shop in Llanyrafon. Unable to source the consistently high-quality meat he wanted for his customers, Douglas decided to buy his own farm, which the family still run today.

Three generations later, Douglas Willis is still very much a family concern with the farm, three shops, a wholesale business and an outside catering business.