The Beefy Boys are proud to announce the donation of three key items from their successes at the international burger awards to Herefordshire Museums & Galleries.
The collection includes a spatula and original Beefy Boys hat worn during the team’s breakthrough at the 2014 World Burger Championships in Las Vegas, where they took an impressive second place. Also on display will be the medal from their 2024 return to the global stage in Indianapolis, where they placed fourth.
The museum service approached The Beefy Boys earlier this year, asking if the team would be willing to donate an important artifact from their story to be part of the new museum collection. The team were honoured to be asked and proud to have their achievements recognised as part of Herefordshire’s rich cultural heritage.
This is a huge honour for us, said Anthony Murphy, one of the founders of The Beefy Boys. When we first started cooking burgers in our back gardens, we never imagined we'd be part of a museum exhibit. To be considered part of Hereford’s history is absolutely crazy.
The items will be included in a new exhibit celebrating the region’s contemporary culture and local success stories. With a decade of flipping burgers, representing Hereford on the world stage, and building a loyal fan base, The Beefy Boys are now firmly embedded in the county’s culinary history.
We’re absolutely delighted to be adding Beefy Boys memorabilia to the collection for display once Hereford Museum & Art Gallery is redeveloped, said Damian Etheraads, Head of Culture, Museums, Libraries and Archives at Herefordshire Council. Their journey from backyard burgers to the world stage is one of Herefordshire’s great contemporary success stories: bold, brilliant, and full of personality. It’s exactly the kind of story we want to celebrate in our new museum. These objects will sit proudly alongside others that capture the spirit, humour, and creativity of life in the county today and in the past.
They’ll be on show once the museum reopens following its major redevelopment. Keep an eye out for the spatula that made it to Vegas, the hat that witnessed it all, and the medal that proves lightning can strike twice.