so the outcome is that 60 million annual sales is insignificant and many thousands or millions of people are wrong
How many of those pie sales are at football grounds and shit chippies though? I would wager well over half of pukka pies sales do not involve someone consciously choosing a Pukka pie. They really are dreadful, and frankly you are trolling.
There is simply no way you can appreciate Turners and Bangers, and at the same time rate Pukka pies over Piglet's Pies. It is impossible to hold both of those views, either you do not like chunks of meat in a pie, or you do.
And final word on this, make your own pie. It really is the way forward, simply the most satisfying thing you can cook if you totally nail it.