Buyers Directory Your guide to the winners & finalists at Blas na hEireann - The Irish Food Awards
“Recognising & rewarding the very best of Irish food & drink and the passionate people who make them� Issue 6 - 2019 Winners & Finalists
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About Blas Now in our 12th year Blas na hEireann continues to celebrate the very best of Irish food and drink. In 2019 the awards had over 2500 entries competing to take home Gold, Silver, Bronze and Finalist places. This year we continued to build upon opportunities for producers, with networking and educational events beginning to take place throughout the year, with more events planned for 2020.
A trusted accreditation and mark of Irish quality
Research has shown that the Blas accreditation has the highest recognition amongst Irish consumers and using the award logo on packs encourages shoppers to buy these products. It is their guarantee of a top quality Irish product.
Our Judges
Our judges come from a range of food backgrounds; they are chefs, restaurateurs, academics, journalists, authors, food champions, caterers and enthusiastic home cooks. Retailers with a vested interest or producers who have entered the competition are never involved in the judging process.
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Finding the very best
Developed with UCC and the University of Copenhagen our judging process is now recognised as an industry ‘gold’ standard worldwide. Products entered are blind tasted and competition is extremely tough, and regardless of the number of entries there are only five finalists in each category. Blind tasting means that all packaging and identifying features are removed from products before being presented for judging. This creates a level playing field for products from both large and small producers.
Our Winners & Finalists
Inside you will finds the details of our Gold, Silver & Bronze winners listed by category and our finalists listed by county. We hope that you will find something new and exciting for your customers.
Questions? If you have any questions about our winners or would like more information about Blas na hEireann and how we can work with you, to find new suppliers, to promote the Blas winners you stock or indeed to find out more about point of sale material, just get in touch, we will be happy to help. More details on www.irishfoodawards.com | t @BlasNahEireann | f blas.n.heireann | info@irishfoodawards.com
Index CATEGORY
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Bacon, Beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry, Puddings, Sausages & Other Meats
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Butter, Cream, Milk, Yogurt, Ice Cream, Sorbets, Frozen Yogurt & Cheese
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Breakfast Cereal, Sweet Sauces & Hot Beverages
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Ready Mix, Puddings, Desserts, Cakes, Biscuits, Sweet Snacks, Chocolate & Confectionery
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Seafood, Terrines & Pates, Savoury Pies & Quiches, Soups, Ready Meals & Prepared Foods & Baby Food
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Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry & Savoury Snacks
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Non Alcoholic Drinks, Dark & White Spirits, Gin, Liqueurs, Ale, Lager, Porter & Stouts, Cider
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It is with great pleasure that we bring you this directory of the 2019 winners of Blas na hEireann, The Irish Food Awards. These represent the very best producers in Ireland who are creating outstanding food and drinks. We are very proud to support them. This booklet also contains information about the way we judge, and the care that we take during the adjudicating process so that Blas na hEireann can create the a level playing field for all producers, both large and small. We hope that you will find this a useful guide for sourcing Irish products and that many of the producers listed within, will become your suppliers of tomorrow. I would also like to say a big thank you to all of our sponsors, supporters and team for their help in making this happen.
Artie Clifford Chairperson, Blas na hEireann – The Irish Food Awards M: 087 2026420 E: chairperson@irishfoodawards.com
2020 DATES TO REMEMBER • Entries open on the 17th March • Initial judging June/July • Finalist Judging 3rd October • Awards announced 5th October Our October events include a producer showcase and a number of networking events. For more details on these events and how to register call Fallon on 087 9029329 or email info@irishfoodawards.com
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Best in County & Best in Farmer’s Market Awards
Antrim
Best in Antrim - Glens of Antrim
Antrim
Best in Farmers Market - SeaSugar
Armagh
Best in Armagh - Burren Balsamics
Carlow
Best in Carlow - Sunshine Juice
Cavan
Best in Cavan - Lakeland
Clare
Best in Clare - St Tola
Cork
Best in Cork - Follain
Cork
Best in Farmers Market - On The Pig’s Back
Derry
Best in Derry - Broighter Gold
Donegal
Best in Donegal - Green Pastures
Down
Best in Down - TS Foods
Down
Best in Farmers Market - Deli Muru
Dublin
Best in Dublin - Ballymaguire
Dublin
Best in Farmers Market - Shoots & Roots
Fermanagh
Best in Fermanagh - Crust & Crumb
Galway
Best in Galway - Galmere
Galway
Best in Farmers Market - Leahy Beekeeping
Kerry
Best in Kerry - Quinlans
Kerry
Best in Farmers Market - Camos
Kilkenny
Best in Kilkenny - The Truffle fairy
Laois
Best in Laois - Aghaboe Farm
Laois
Best in Farmers Market - Aghaboe Farm
Leitrim
Best in Leitrim - McNiffe’s Boxty
Limerick
Best in Limerick - Glenstal Foods
Limerick
Best in Farmers Market - Ballyhoura
Louth
Best in Louth - East Coast
Mayo
Best in Mayo - Wildwood
Meath
Best in Meath - A Bit on the Side
Meath
Best in Farmers Market - A Bit on the Side
Monaghan
Best in Monaghan - Silverhill
Offaly
Best in Offaly - Feighery’s Farm
Offaly
Best in Farmers Market - Feighery’s Farm
Roscommon
Best in Roscommon - Oliver Carty
Roscommon
Best in Farmers Market - Castlemine Farm
Sligo
Best in Sligo - Aurivo
Tipperary
Best in Tipperary - Cooleeney & James Whelan
Tyrone
Best in Tyrone - Natural Umber
Tyrone
Best in Farmers Market - Ispini
Waterford
Best in Waterford - Irish Gourmet Butter
Waterford
Best in Farmers Market - Pure Food
Westmeath
Best in Westmeath - Mr Cumb
Wexford
Best in Wexford - Scup Gelato
Wexford
Best in Farmers Market - Wild About
Wicklow
Best in Wicklow - Gino’s Gelato
Wicklow
Best in Farmers Market - Rhoda Cocoa
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Blas na hEireann Key Award Winners SUPREME CHAMPION
Green Pastures Donegal Soft Cheese Green Pastures Donegal
BEST ARTISAN
Raspberry Infused Balsamic Vinegar Burren Balsamics Ltd
BEST IN LEINSTER
The Truffle Fairy
BEST IN MUNSTER
Cooleeney
BEST IN CONNAUGHT
Wildwood Balsamics
BEST IN ULSTER
Green Pastures Donegal
BEST NEW PRODUCT
The Origins Collection, The Truffle Fairy
BEST START UP
A Bit on the Side
BEST PACKAGING
Cocoa Couture
ROGHA NA GAELTACHTA
Jerry Kennedy’s Butchers
CHEFS LARDER Stoneground Wholegrain Flour
Ballymore Organics
Fresh Pine Oil
En Place Foods Ltd
Fresh Lovage Oil
En Place Foods Ltd
Black Garlic Solo
CRAIC Foods Limited
Guanciale
Hannan Meats
Rocker Organic Farm Organic Mixed Salad Leaves
Rocker Organic Farm
Chilli and Fennel Hot Italian Style Sausage Meat (Gluten Free)
Hannan Meats
Organic Extra Coarse Wholemeal Flour
Dunany Flour Organic
Meadowsweet Pot
Wild Irish Foragers
Beef Marrow Melt 200g
Kettyle Irish Foods
West Cork Garlic
West Cork Garlic
A bit on the side
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Bacon, Beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry, Puddings, Sausages & Other Meats Bacon - Rashers Green
Bacon - Rashers Smoked
Bacon - Sweet
Bacon - Other
Bacon - Smoked
Beef - Fillet
Beef - Sirloin / Striploin
Beef - Ribeye
Beef - Burger Style
Beef - Roast
Beef - Bone In
Beef - Other
Cold Meats, Cured Meats Charcuterie: Ham
Cold Meats, Cured Meats Charcuterie: Beef
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Gold
Waldron Meats
Waldron Family Dry Cured Back Rashers
Gold
O’Neills Dry Cure Bacon Co
O’Neills Dry Cured Back Rashers
Silver
Castlemine Farm
Castlemine Farm Dry Cured Back Rashers
Bronze
Clonakilty Food Company
Clonakilty Dry Cure Rashers
Gold
Oliver Carty
SuperValu Signature Tastes Irish Whiskey Glazed Dry Cured Rashers
Silver
Oliver Carty
Oliver Carty and MRSK Global Stout Flavour Beechwood Smoked Rasher
Silver
Hilton Foods Ireland
Tesco Finest Beechwood Smoked Drycured Irish Rashers
Bronze
Oliver Carty
SuperValu Smoked Bacon Medallion
Gold
Connolly Meats
Aldi Butchers Selection Easy Cook Bacon Joint with Honey and Mustard 690g
Silver
Oliver Carty
Supervalu Lightly Smoked Bacon Eyeloin with Maple & Mustard Glaze
Bronze
Hilton Foods Ireland
Finest Unsmoked Dry Cured Ham with a sachet of Mulling Spices and a Honey and Apple Glaze
Gold
Oliver Carty
Signature Tastes Irish Hampshire Ham Fillet
Silver
Waldron Meats
Waldron Family Wiltshire Ham Fillet
Bronze
Connolly Meats
Aldi Specially Selected, Hand Rubbed Sugar Cured Bacon Joints
Gold
Oliver Carty
Signature Tastes Irish Hampshire Smoked Rack of Bacon
Silver
Oliver Carty
SuperValu Easy Carve Smoked Ham Fillet
Bronze
TheSmokin’Butcher
Sweet Dry Cured Smoked Collar Bacon
Gold
ABP Cahir
Specially Selected Irish Black Angus Fillet Steak
Silver
ABP Cahir
Platinum Prime Dexter Fillet Steak
Bronze
Liffey Meats
2 Deluxe Irish Hereford Beef Fillet
Gold
Tendermeats
Dunnes Stores Simply Better 28 Day Matured Irish Angus Sirloin Steak
Silver
James Whelan Butchers
Salt Aged Striploin
Bronze
Liffey Meats
Deluxe 2 Irish Hereford Beef Striploin Steaks
Gold
James Whelan Butchers
Salt Aged Rib Eye
Silver
Kepak Cork
Signature Tastes Rib Eye Steak
Bronze
ABP Cahir
Tipperary Dry Aged Irish Black Angus Rib Eye Steak
Gold
ABP Cahir
6oz Tipperary Dry Aged Irish Black Angus Rib Steak Burger with Dry Cured Maple Streaky Bacon and Cashel Blue Cheese
Silver
ABP Cahir
6oz Tipperary Dry Aged Irish Black Angus Rib Steak Burger with Dry Cured Beechwood Streaky Bacon and Mature Cheddar Cheese
Bronze
Liffey Meats
Lidl Inisvale 454g Quarter Pounders
Gold
Kepak Cork
Signature Tastes Hereford Bone-In Rib Roast
Silver
ABP Cahir
Aldi Exquisite Irish Black Angus Fillet Barrel
Bronze
ABP Cahir
Specially Selected Dry Aged Irish Black Angus Striploin Joint
Gold
Kepak Cork
Supervalu Cowboy Steak Serve Over
Silver
Tendermeats Ltd
Dunnes Stores Irish Beef Garlic & Herb Cowboy Steak
Bronze
Fitzgeralds Butchers
30 Day Dry-Cured T-Bone
Bronze
Higgins Butchers
Whiskey Aged Cote de Boeuf
Gold
Liffey Meats
Deluxe Irish Beef Chateaubriand
Silver
Liffey Meats
Deluxe Hereford Meatballs
Bronze
Tendermeats
Dunnes Stores Simply Better 12 Irish Angus Beef Meatballs
Gold
Glen Aine Foods Ltd.
Horgans Honey Baked Ham on Bone
Gold
Waldron Meats
Waldron Family Baked Gammon Ham
Silver
Waldron Meats
Waldron Family Cooked Slipper of Ham
Bronze
Carroll Cuisine UL
Carroll’s of Tullamore Heritage Bulk Ham
Gold
Glen Aine Foods Ltd.
Horgans New York Style Pastrami
Silver
Tom Durcan Meats ltd
Carpacchio of Spiced Beef
Bronze
Glen Aine Foods Ltd.
Smoked Wafer Thin New York Style Pastrami
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Cold Meats, Cured Meats Charcuterie: Poultry
Gold
Skeaghanore Duck
Smoked Duck Breast
Gold
Skeaghanore Duck
Dunnes Stores Simply Better West Cork Irish Smoked Duck Breast
Silver
Skeaghanore Duck
Smoked Chicken Supreme
Bronze
Meadow Farm Quality Foods Limited Smoked Duck Fillet
Cold Meats, Cured Meats Charcuterie: Other
Gold
Casey’s
Free Range Coppa
Silver
Ispini Charcuterie
Fennel Salami
Bronze
Ispini Charcuterie
Chorizo
Lamb, Added Flavour
Gold
Kennedy’s Butchers Dingle
Herbed Rack of Dingle Peninsula Lamb
Silver
Kennedy’s Butchers Dingle
Lamb Lollypop Chops
Silver
Hilton Foods Ireland
Tesco Irish Lamb Shoulder Marinated with Garlic & Herbs
Bronze
Tendermeats Ltd
Dunnes Stores Irish Lamb Rosemary and Garlic Tomahawks
Gold
Tendermeats
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Connemara Hill Lamb Fresh Irish Leg of Lamb
Gold
Tendermeats
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Connemara Hill Lamb Fresh Irish Rack of Lamb
Silver
Kepak Cork
Signature Tastes Atlantic Hill Lamb Leg
Bronze
Tendermeats
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Connemara Hill Lamb Fresh Irish Centre Loin Lamb Chops
Gold
Fitzgeralds Butchers
Fresh Homecured Pickled Ox Tongue
Silver
Killua Castle Foods
Venison mushrooms burgers
Gold
Tendermeats Ltd
Dunnes Stores Irish Pork Smoky BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Silver
O’Leary Family Butchers
Smoked Whiskey Neck Fillets
Lamb
Other Meats Pork
Poultry: Chicken
Poultry: Chicken, Added Flavour
Poultry: Duck & Goose
Poultry: Turkey
Poultry: Eggs
Black Pudding
White Pudding
Sausages: Pork
Sausages: Pork, Flavoured
Sausages: Other Meats
Bronze
Kepak Cork
Signature Tastes Hampshire Stuffed Pork Rack (seasonal)
Gold
Manor Farm
Supervalu Free Range Whole Chicken
Silver
Manor Farm
Simply Better Fresh Irish Corn Fed Skin-on Chicken Breast Fillets
Bronze
Manor Farm
Lidl Deluxe Corn Fed Whole Chicken
Gold
Skeaghanore Duck
Smoked Chicken Supreme
Silver
Fitzgeralds Butchers
Gourmet Chicken Kiev
Bronze
Manor Farm
Dunnes Stores Sage & Onion Whole Chicken – Hot Bar
Gold
Silver Hill Farm
Deluxe Duck Breast with Garlic & Pepper
Silver
Silver Hill Farm
Specially Selected Aromatic Duck Breast
Bronze
Silver Hill Farm
Deluxe Confit Duck Legs
Gold
IGWT Poultry LTD
Supervalu Signature Taste Free Range Bronze Joint stuffed with Festive Stuffing and wrapped in Smoked Streaky Bacon
Silver
Hogan’s Farm
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Bronze Turkey Crown with Cranberry, Apricot & Clementine Stuffing
Bronze
IGWT Poultry LTD
Free Range Roulade with Cranberry, Apricot & Raisin Stuffing wrapped with Streaky Bacon
Gold
Cavanagh Free Range Eggs Ltd.
Cavanagh Free Range Eggs
Silver
West Cork Eggs Ltd
West Cork Eggs
Bronze
Clonarn Clover
Signature Tastes / Inspired by Centra Corn Fed Eggs
Gold
Caherbeg Free Range Pork Ltd.
Rosscarbery Recipes Black Pudding
Silver
Hodgins Sausages
Hodgins Traditional Black Pudding
Bronze
Hugh Maguire Ltd.
Traditional Black Pudding
Gold
Hodgins Sausages
Hodgins Traditional White Pudding
Silver
Sean Loughnane’s Galway Limited
Lidl Duluxe White Pudding
Bronze
Sean Loughnane’s Galway Limited
Dunnes Stores Irish White Pudding
Gold
Jack & Eddie’s
Jack & Eddie’s Sausages
Silver
Arthur Mallon Foods
Hafner’s Recipe 77 Pork Sausage
Bronze
Arthur Mallon Foods
Kearns Irish Pork Sausages
Gold
Arthur Mallon Foods
Signature Tastes Leek & Pepper Sausages
Silver
Arthur Mallon Foods
Dunnes Stores Simply Better 4 Irish Black Pudding Pork Sausages
Bronze
Hilton Foods Ireland
Finest Irish Pork and Spring Onion Sausages
Gold
Irish Country Meats
Mediterranean Sausage
Silver
Sean Loughnane’s Galway Limited
Loughnanes Chicken Sausage
Bronze
Sean Loughnane’s Galway Limited
Loughnane’s Jerk Chicken
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Butter, Cream, Milk, Yogurt, Ice Cream, Sorbets, Frozen Yogurt & Cheese Butter: Flavoured
Butter
Cream
Cream: Fermented
Milk
Milk: Flavoured
Milk: Other
Yogurt: Flavoured
Yogurt: Natural
Icecream
Sorbets
Frozen Yogurt
Cheese: Blue
Cheese: Goats
Cheese: Hard
Cheese: Hard, Added Flavour
Cheese: Soft & Semi-Soft
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Gold Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
Irish Gourmet Butter Aurivo Co-Operative Aurivo Co-Operative Wexford Home Preserves VOA Foods LTD Irish Gourmet Butter Green Pastures Donegal Aurivo Co-Operative Lakeland Green Pastures Donegal Green Pastures Donegal Green Pastures Donegal Gloun Cross Dairies Aurivo Co-Operative Bainne Codladh Ltd The Village Dairy Aurivo Co-Operative Arrabawn Dairies Arrabawn Dairies Aurivo Co-Operative Uflorish Foods Green Pastures Donegal Uflourish Foods Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Killowen Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt Co. Gino’s Gelato Scúp Gelato Ice Cream Treats Happy Days Artisan Ice Cream Gino’s Gelato Gino’s Gelato Morelli Ice Cream Ltd Happy Days Artisan Ice Cream Morelli Ice Cream Ltd Happy Days Artisan Ice Cream Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers Dingle Goat’s Cheese Bluebell Falls Bally Goat Cheese Bó Rua Farm Henry Denny & Sons (IRE) Ltd Cratloe Hills Sheeps Cheese Old Irish Creamery Cheese Old Irish Creamery Cheese Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese Green Pastures Donegal Cooleeney Gubeen Farmhouse Cheese
IRISH YOGURTS
Irish Gourmet Butter Lightly Salted Butter Connacht Gold Softer Butter Connacht Gold Creamery Butter Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Brandy Butter Aldi Amazingly Aromatic Garlic and Herb Butter Taste of Morocco Dunnes Stores Rich & Luxurious Double Cream Clonbawn Brandy Pouring Cream 250ml Pour & More Double Dunnes Stores Sour Cream Green Pastures Creme Fraiche Dunnes Stores Delicate & Smooth Creme Fraiche Gloun Cross Milk Supervalu Organic Whole Milk Lullaby Milk The Village Dairy Fresh Milk Organic for us Whole Milk Clonbawn Vanilla Flavour Protein Milk Clonbawn Chocolate Flavour Protein Milk Dunnes Stores Strawberry Flavour Milk Uflourish Mango & Turmeric Kefir Smoothie Dunnes Stores Goats Milk Uflourish Strawberry Kefir Smoothie Irish Yogurts Gourmet Madagascan Vanilla Live Yogurt 4 Pack Coolree Irish Premium Yogurt Toffee Tesco Finest Dulce de Leche Yogurt Irish Yogurts Greek Style Natural Yogurt Dunnes Stores West Cork Made Natural Yogurt 4 Park Clandeboye Estate Greek Style Yoghurt Pistachio Hazelnut Gelato Moo’d Cookies and Cream Dark Chocolate Mint Mango Fruits of the Forest Morelli’s Luxury Mango Sorbet Pomegranate Ripple Morelli’s Luxury Strawberry Frozen Yoghurt Mango Dunnes Store Rich & Tangy Cashel Blue Aldi Specially Selected Cashel Blue Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Farmhouse Crozier Blue Cheese Dingle Goat’s Cheese Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese Bally Goats Cheese - Original Bó Rua Farm Original Farm Cheddar Charleville Premium Reserve Extra Mature White Cheddar Mature Cratloe Hills Sheeps Cheese Mature Old Irish Creamery Cheddar with Walnuts Old Irish Creamery Cheddar with Garlic & Herbs Dunnes Stores Tomato & Herb Green Pastures Donegal Soft Cheese SuperValu Signature Tastes Cooleeny Supervalu Signature Tastes Gubeen
Scúp Gelato Natural Ice Cream Wholesale Ltd.
T: Siobhán - 087 763 6855 | Will - 085 133 9151 E: naturalicecream1@hotmail.com Unit 12, Wexford Enterprise Centre, Kerlogue, Wexford.
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Breakfast Cereal, Sweet Sauces & Hot Beverages Breakfast Cereal: Granola
Gold
Ayle Foods
Handmade Granola
Silver
The Foods of Athenry
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Pink Berry & Coconut Crisp Granola
Bronze
The Foods of Athenry
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Handmade Red Berry Granola
Breakfast Cereal: Porridge & Muesli
Gold
Freshcut Food Services
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Overnight Oats, Yogurt & Mixed Berries
Silver
Kelkin
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Made Fruit & Multi Seed Muesli with Red Berries
Sweet Sauces, Preserves & Pantry: Conserve
Bronze
Newgrange Fine Foods
Newgrange Fresh Porridge
Gold
Follain
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Strawberry Conserve
Silver
Wild about
BlackBettys Bramble Jam
Sweet Sauces, Preserves & Pantry: Honey
Bronze
Wexford Home Preserves
Wexford Home Preserves Strawberry & Prosecco Conserve
Gold
Leahy Beekeeping
Sliabh Aughty Heather Honey
Silver
Galtee Honey Farm
Irish Wildflower Honey
Bronze
Tara Hill Honey
Tara Hill Irish Blossom Honey
Sweet Sauces, Preserves & Pantry: Marmalade
Gold
Follain
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Three Fruit Marmalade
Silver
Wexford Home Preserves
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Limited Edition Handmade Seville Orange Marmalade
Bronze
Lena’s Tea Room
Pink Grapefruit & Cranberry Marmalade
Sweet Sauces, Preserves & Pantry: Preserve
Gold
Wexford Home Preserves
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Irish Raspberry Preserve
Silver
Wexford Home Preserves
Wexford Home Preserves Wexford Raspberry Jam
Bronze
Folláin Teorante
Folláin Strawberry and Prosecco Jam
Gold
Follain
Signature Tastes Lemon Curd
Silver
Annie’s Delights
Lemon Curd
Bronze
Taste Joy Company
Crunchy Peanut Butter
Gold
Johnson Brothers
Johnsons Continental Whole Bean
Silver
Kaffa Coffee Limited
Well Bean
Bronze
Tea & Coffee Warehouse
Coffee House Lane of Waterford - 1690 Blend
Bronze
Velo Coffee Roasters
Velo BMX
Gold
DSDelta limited (McEntee’s Tea)
McEntee’s Tea lrish Mint and Nettle infusion 75g bag
Silver
DSDelta limited (McEntee’s Tea)
McEntee’s Gold Blend Loose Leaf Tea
Sweet Sauces, Preserves & Pantry: Sweet Spreads
Hot Beverages: Coffee
Hot Beverages: Tea
Hot Beverages: Other Hot Drinks
Bronze
DSDelta limited (McEntee’s Tea)
McEntee’s Irish Breakfast Blend Loose Leaf Tea
Gold
Wild About
Merry Berry Syrup
Gold
Aines Chocolates Ltd
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Handmade Belgian Hot Chocolate & Seville Orange Swirl Stick
Silver
Wee ChoCo
Hot Choc Block
Bronze
Aines Chocolates Ltd
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Handmade Belgian Hot Chocolate Swirl Stick
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Bread, Baked Good & Dietary Specific Bread: Craft Bakers Soda Bread
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze Bread: Craft Bakers Yeast Bread Gold Silver Bronze Bread: Sourdough Gold Silver Bronze Bread: Packaged White Bread Gold Silver Bronze Bread: Packaged Bread Gold (Not White) Silver Bronze Traditional Irish Barm Gold (Yeast) Brack Silver Bronze Sweet Dough Goods Gold (inc. Teabrack & Sweet Buns) Silver Bronze Sweet Dough Goods Gold (incl. Teabrack Silver & Sweet Buns) Bronze Morning Baked Goods Gold Silver Bronze Morning Baked Goods Gold Silver Bronze Morning Baked Goods Gold Silver Bronze Continental Style Breads Gold (inc. Brioche, Ciabatta, Silver Focaccia, Bagels) Bronze Pastries & Tarts: Pastries Gold (inc. Danish, Croissant, Silver Pain Au Chocolate) Bronze Pastries & Tarts: Tarts Gold Silver Bronze Dietary Specific Bread Gold Silver Bronze Dietary Specific Gluten Free: Gold Ingredients & Stuffings Silver Bronze Dietary Specific Foods: Gluten Free - Gold Baked Goods Sweet Silver Bronze Dietary Specific Foods: Other Gold Silver Bronze
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Larkin’s Bakery Cremore Bakery Supervalu Lucan Supervalu Lucan The Bretzel Bakery O’Haras Bakery Supervalu Lucan Cornrue Bakery Le Levain Supervalu Lucan Cremore Bakery Staffords Bakery O Sullivans Bakery O Sullivan’s Bakery O Sullivan’s Bakery Staffords Bakery Staffords Bakery Bread Naturally Staffords Bakery Larkin’s Bakery Cooke’s At The Gallery Avoca Coghlans Bakery Kellys Bakery Staffords Bakery Veronica’s Cafè Supervalu Lucan Staffords Bakery Coghlans Bakery Coghlans Bakery Coghlans Bakery Cupcake Kingdom Kearney’s Home Baking Ltd Milish Foods Le Levain Aryzta Bakeries Pizza da Piero Couverture Desserts Morehampton Foods Couverture Desserts Le Patissier Murphys Home Bakery Kearney’s Home Baking Ltd Cake my Day Staffords Bakery Wellness Baking Listowel Ltd Shannonvale Mr. Crumb Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Wellness Baking Listowel Ltd Tasty Parlour Tasty Parlour Bandon Vale Cheese Limited Newgrange Fine Foods 250KAL Foods Ltd
Larkin’s Cranberry Soda Bread Craft Bakers Traditional Soda Bread Irish Brown Soda Bread Sean’s Brown Soda Bread Baguette d’Espard O’Hara’s of Foxford 6 Seed Cob Old Style Bloomer Sourdough Bread Pain Au Levain Naturel Sourdough Boule Traditional Batch Loaf Staffords Bakery Traditional White Sliced Pan White Sliced Pan Wholemeal Brown Sliced Pan Staffords Bakery Spelt & Honey Staffords Luxury Brack Barm Brack Staffords Bakery Traditional Barm Brack Larkin’s Spelt Tea Brack Teabrack Avoca Teabrack Coghlans Cinnamon Bun Jam Donut Staffords Hot Cross Buns Lemon & Cranberry Scone Fruit Scones Staffords Bakery Fruit Scone Coghlans Brioche Burger Buns Coghlans Wholemeal Burger buns Coghlans Potato Bun Orange and Poppyseed Cupcake Jam Pastry Buns Finest Sicilian Lemon Drizzle Muffin Baguette Finest Sweet Tomato & Mixed Herb Sourdough Pizza da Piero 12” Pizza Base Supervalu & Centra Hazelnut Praline Éclair 656grm Viennese Whirls 2 Supervalu & Centra Raspberry & White Chocolate Éclair 65grm Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Handmade Tarte au Citron Tartlets Apple Tart Rhubarb Tart Porridge Bread Stafford Bakeries High Fibre Multiseed Bread Brown Soda Bread Supervalu Gluten Free Chicken Goujons Dunnes Stores Handmade Gluten Free Sage & Onion Stuffing produced by Mr Crumb Irish Yogurts Peach & Raspberry Live Yogurt with Seeds Gluten Free Brownies Belgian Chocolate Brownie Lemon Drizzle Slice Dunnes Stores Lactose Free Cheese Newgrange Spiced Moroccan Soup (Vegan) PURE Treats - Berry Burst - 2 Mini Cakes
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Ready Mix, Puddings, Desserts, Cakes, Biscuits, Sweet Snacks, Chocolate & Confectionery Ready Mix
Puddings & Desserts
Cakes: Chocolate
Cakes: Other
Cakes: Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Christmas: Cakes, Pies & Other
Christmas Puddings
Biscuits
Sweet Snacks
Sweet Popcorn
Chocolate: Bars
Chocolate: Collections
Chocolate: Individual Chocolates
Confectionery
Gold
Gem Pack Foods Ltd
Dunnes Stores Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
Silver
Gem Pack Foods Ltd
Dunnes Stores Buttermilk Soda Bread Mix
Bronze
The Cookie Jar
Bake Your Own Scone Mix
Gold
Fusco Foods
Lidl Deluxe Raspberry and Hazelnut Meringue Cream Roulade
Silver
Merci Beaucoup Cakes Creation
Raspberry Opera
Bronze
What’s for Pudding
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Handmade Triple Chocolate Pudding
Gold
Staffords Bakery
Dairy Cream Raspberry Cigarello Ganache
Silver
Praline Pastry Shop
Chocolate Fudge cake
Bronze
Caroline Goulding Cake Design
Chocolate, Guinness and Salted Caramel Cake
Gold
Praline Pastry Shop
Praline Gateau Opera
Silver
Staffords Bakery
Dairy Cream Black Forest Gateau
Bronze
O’Haras Bakery
O’Haras of Foxford Jam and Coconut Cake
Gold
The Cupcake Bloke
The Fabulous Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Silver
Caroline Goulding Cake Design
Truffle Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Bronze
The Cake Maker
Chocolate Biscuit Squares
Gold
Aghaboe Farm Foods
Aghaboe Farm Christmas Cake
Silver
O’Haras Bakery
SuperValu Signature Tastes Round Christmas Cake
Bronze
O’Haras Bakery
Specially Selected Vintage Christmas Cake
Gold
Seerys Heatherfield Ltd
Signature Tastes Kevin Dundon Christmas Pudding
Silver
Seery’s Bakery
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Hidden Centre Plum Liqueur Christmas Pudding
Bronze
Staffords Bakery
6 Month Matured Pudding
Gold
Holmes Bakery
Holmes Bakery Butter Shortbread
Silver
Deli Muru
Sugar & Spice Snaps
Bronze
East Coast Bakehouse
East Coast Bakehouse Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Gold
Avoca
Avoca Caramel & Pecan Brownie
Silver
Veronica’s Cafè
Brownies
Bronze
Carters Chocolate Café
Carters Classic Caramel Square
Gold
Cornude Artisan Popcorn
Sea Salted Caramel Popcorn
Silver
Cornude Artisan Popcorn
Belgian Chocolate Drizzle
Bronze
Cornude Artisan Popcorn
Lemon Beetroot Bomb
Gold
The Glasshouse Hotel
Hand Crafted Bars
Silver
Rhoda Cocoa
Single Origin Milk Chocolate with Honeycomb & Salted Peanuts
Bronze
Rhoda Cocoa
Single Origin Milk Chocolate with Caramelised Pecan 38% Cocoa
Gold
The Truffle Fairy
The Origins Collection
Silver
Butlers Chocolates
Butlers Chocolates The Dark Chocolate Collection
Silver
Nooch Ltd Trading as Noo Chocolates
Luxury Chocolates
Bronze
The Glasshouse Hotel
Hand Crafted Chocolate
Gold
The Truffle Fairy
Truffle Fairy Salt Caramel.
Silver
Clo’s Chocolates
Sugar Free Chocolate Bonbon with a hint of Irish Sea Salt
Bronze
Nooch Ltd Trading as Noo Chocolates
Connacht Whiskey and Ginger
Gold
Miena’s Nougat
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Handmade Almond & Pistachio Nougat
Silver
Mellas Fudge
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Salted Caramel Fudge
Bronze
SeaSugar Handmade Confectionery
Rhubarb and Vanilla Pulled-Sugar Sweets
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Seafood, Terrines & Pates, Savoury Pies & Quiches, Soups, Ready Meals & Prepared Foods & Baby Food Seafood: Cold Smoked
Seafood: Hot Smoked
Seafood: Prepared
Seafood: Shellfish
Gold
Quinlans Kerry Fish
Organic Smoked Salmon Cured with Atlantic Sea Salt infused with Dill Pollen
Silver
Quinlans Kerry Fish
Kenmare Select Smoked Salmon
Bronze
Simro Ltd T/A Wrights of Howth
Wrights of Howth Organic Irish Smoked Salmon
Gold
Serendipity Smokehouse
Serendipity Organic Smoked Salmon
Silver
Union Hall Smoked Fish
Union Hall Smoked Irish Mackerel
Bronze
Island Seafoods Ltd
Hot Smoked Mackerel with Ginger, Chilli & Lime Glaze
Gold
Dunn’s of Dublin
Signature Tastes Irish Organic Salmon
Silver
Keohane Seafoods
Lighthouse Bay Irish BBQ Mackerel 300g
Bronze
Keohane Seafoods
Deluxe Organic Irish Salmon 220g
Gold
Quinlans Kerry Fish
Fresh Kerry Crab
Silver
Rooney Fish
Millbay Oysters
Bronze
Keohane Seafoods
Deluxe 6 Irish Oysters 360g
Seafood Innovation Terrines & Pates: Meat
Terrines & Pates: Seafood
Terrines & Pates: Vegetarian
Savoury Pies & Quiches
Soups: Chowder
Soups: Meat
Soups: Vegetarian
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Seafood
Morgan’s Fine Fish
Irish Scallops in Shell wrapped in Pancetta with Whiskey and Garlic Butter
Gold
Gourmet Pantry Kinsale
Chicken Liver Pate
Silver
On The Pig’s Back
Chicken Liver Pate with Garlic & Brandy
Bronze
Avoca
Avoca Duck Liver Pate with Armagnac and Prunes
Gold
Dunn’s of Dublin
Supervalu & Centra Smoked Salmon Pate
Silver
Simro Ltd T/A Wrights of Howth
Wrights of Howth Smoked Salmon Pate
Bronze
Gourmet Pantry Kinsale
Smoked Salmon Pate
Gold
Harvest Moon Foods
Walnut and Lentil Pate
Silver
Le Paysan of Wicklow ltd
Le Paysan Vegan Lentil and Mushroom Pate
Bronze
Fancy Fungi Gourmet Mushrooms Ltd
“Wild & Gourmet” Mushroom & Lentil Pâté with Toasted Walnuts
Gold
On The Pig’s Back
Quiche Lorraine
Silver
Avoca
Avoca Smoked Salmon, Potato, Leek and Dill Quiche
Bronze
Avoca
Avoca Fire Roasted Vegetable, Basil & Mozzarella Quiche
Gold
Galmere Fresh Foods
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Seafood Chowder
Silver
Good Food Processing Ltd
Specially Selected Chowder
Bronze
The Fresh Fish Deli
The Fresh Fish Deli Seafood Chowder
Gold
Kilkenny Food Company
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Made Sweet Potato & Chicken
Silver
Ballymaguire
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Creamy Chicken Masala Soup
Bronze
Avoca
Avoca Roasted Chicken Broth
Gold
Ballymaguire
Mushroom Soup
Silver
Ballymaguire
Tesco Tomato & Basil
Bronze
Ballymaguire
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Sweet Potato & Chickpea Soup
Gold
Ballymaguire
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Fish Pie
Silver
Good Food Processing Ltd
Microwavable Marinated Salmon Fillets with Sweet Chilli
Bronze
Zanna Cookhouse
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Made Seafood Pie
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Meat
Gold
Lecale Harvest
Lecale Harvest Pork Belly
Silver
RibWorld
Dunnes Cook at Home Single BBQ Pork Ribs
Bronze
Ribworld
Slow Cooked Salt & Chilli Ribs
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Meat Dough Based
Gold
Golden Bake ltd
Golden Bake: Mini Ham & Cheese Jambon
Silver
Freshways Food Co
S/S Chicken Pesto Pizza
Bronze
Mr. Crumb
Supervalu Signature Taste Monterey Jack & Chorizo Bruschetta produced by Mr Crumb
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Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Sausages Rolls
Gold
Morehampton Foods
Mustard Sausage Roll
Silver
Quish’s Kitchen
Quish’s Gourmet Breakfast Sausage Roll
Bronze
On The Pig’s Back
On The Pig’s Back Sausage Roll
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Stuffing
Gold
TS Foods
S/S Smoked Bacon & Buttered Leek Stuffing
Silver
Mr. Crumb
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Cranberry, Apricot & Clementine Ciabatta Stuffing
Bronze
M&M Products Ltd.
M&M Cornbread Stuffing
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Vegetarian Dough Based
Gold
Saturday Pizzas
Silver
Mr. Crumb
Bronze
Gourmet Pantry Kinsale
Saturday Pizzas Margherita Supervalu Signature Taste 10 Goats Cheese Bruschetta with Red Onion Marmalade produced by Mr Crumb Vegetarian Spinach & Feta Pastry Rolls
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Vegetarian
Gold
Ballymaguire
Meals Made Easy Cauliflower & Brocolli Bake
Silver
Ballymaguire
Meals Made Easy Mac & Cheese
Bronze
Shoots and Roots
Sweet Potato, Blackbean and Cashew Nut Burger
Gold
Ballymaguire
Signature Tastes & Inspired by Centra Potato Gratin
Silver
Willowbrook Foods
Garlic Potato Cubes
Bronze
Finnegan’s Farm
Dunnes Stores Potato Gratin
Bronze
Tesco Irish Potato Wedges with Spice Bag Seasoning Inspired by Centra BBQ’d Salmon Quinoa Salad Bowl
Silver
Ballymaguire Centra - Inspired by Centra Made in store Salads Sushi King
Bronze
Sushi King
All Cooked Maki Selection
Gold
Sushi King Centra - Inspired by Centra Made in store Salads Centra - Inspired by Centra Made in store Salads Freshcut Food Services
Sesame Chicken Poke Pot
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Hot): Potato
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Cold): Seafood
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Cold): Meat
Gold
Silver Bronze
Ready Meals & Prepared Foods (Cold): Vegetarian
Gold Silver
Inspired by Centra Torn Ham, Egg & Slaw Salad Inspired by Centra Tom Durcans Spiced Beef & Supergrain Salad Bowl Supervalu Watermelon Triangles Inspired by Centra Green Grain & Goats Cheese Salad Bowl
Gold
Sunshine Juice Centra - Inspired by Centra Made in store Salads Pip & Pear
Silver
Pip & Pear
Chicken, Pea and Mint Pasta
Silver
Dan & Monstro
Dan & Monstro Homemade Pasta Sauce
Silver
Dan & Monstro
Dan & Monstro Homemade Curry Sauce
Bronze
Pip & Pear
Superstar Pasta
Bronze Baby Food
Salmon Of Knowledge
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Walshes Exotic Fruit Salad 150g. Compostable Packing
Banana Blue
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Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry & Savoury Snacks Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Chutney
Gold
Follain
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Irish Bramley Apple & Fig Chutney
Silver
Annie’s Delights
Pear, Apple & Apricot Chutney
Bronze
Erin Grove Preserves
Mango Chutney with Chilli and Lime
Gold
Camos Artisan Food Ltd
Camos Balsamic and Honey Dressing
Silver
Morehampton Foods
Chimichurri Sauce
Bronze
Camos Artisan Food Ltd
Camos Honey & Mustard Salad Dressing
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Hummus
Gold
Wonderfoods
Supervalu & Centra Beetroot Hummus
Silver
Tom and Ollie
Hummus with Basil Chilli Garlic
Bronze
Harvest Moon Foods Ltd
Natural Hummus
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Jellies
Gold
A Bit on the Side
Jalapeno Jelly
Silver
Harty’s
Mint Jelly
Bronze
Maggie’s Homemade Jam
Maggie’s Homemade Crab Apple Jelly
Gold
Follain
Signature Tastes Wholegrain Mustard
Silver
The Lodge Barna Mustards
The Lodge Barna Galway Hooker Pale Ale Mustard
Bronze
Follain
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Wholegrain Mustard with Acacia Honey
Gold
Harnett’s Oils
Harnett’s Iveagh Rapeseed Oil
Silver
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd.
Specially Selected Cold Pressed Irish Rapeseed Oil
Bronze
Newgrange Gold
Supervalu Rapeseed Oil
Bronze
Newgrange Gold
Newgrange Gold Irish Rapeseed Oil
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Oils Flavoured
Gold
Broighter Gold Rapeseed oil
Broighter Gold Rapeseed oil infused with Lemon
Silver
Newgrange Gold
Lidl Deluxe Irish Rapeseed Oil infused with Garlic
Bronze
Broighter Gold Rapeseed oil
Broighter Gold Rapeseed oil infused with Rosemary and Garlic
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Pesto
Gold
Galmere Fresh Foods
Pestle + Mortar Sundried Tomato Pesto
Silver
Galmere Fresh Foods
Pestle + Mortar Fresh Green Basil Pesto
Bronze
Pure Food Company
Spinach and Basil Pesto
Gold
Ó Crualaoi Feoil Teo
Cucumber Dill Pickle
Silver
Ayle Foods
Cucumber Pickle
Bronze
deli Muru
Brinjal Pickle
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Dressings
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Mustard
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Oils
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Pickle
Bronze
Totally Hot NI
Totally Hot Caribbean Pickle
Gold
The Scullery Ltd
Deluxe Irish Chargrilled Red Pepper Relish
Silver
Moran’s Megajam
Beetroot Relish
Bronze
Follain
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Tomato Chilli & Balsamic Relish
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Salt
Gold
Oliver Carty & VOA Foods
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Atlantic Sea Salt & Organic Herbs
Silver
VOA Foods LTD
Organic Herb Company t/a VOA Foods Ltd Atlantic Herb Sea Salt
Bronze
CRAIC Foods Limited
Black Garlic Sea Salt
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Egg Based
Gold
Mixers Sauces Ltd
Mixers Sauces Garlic Mayonnaise
Silver
Honed Flavours
Really Saucy Taco Mayonnaise
Bronze
The Fresh Fish Deli
The Fresh Fish Deli Tartar Sauce
Gold
Elbow Lane Brewhouse Ltd
Elbow Lane Smokehouse Sauce
Silver
MamaBear Foods Ltd
MamaBear Tomato Ketchup
Bronze
Folláin Teorante
Dunnes Stores Jalfrezi Sauce
Gold
Peanut Rayu Little Thai Kitchen Massaman Curry Sauce
Bronze
White Mausu Tastefully Yours Ltd., trading as Kiely’s Dunhill Le Skinny Chef
Bronze
Spice O’ Life Ltd
Batts Peppercorn Sauce Sachets
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Relish
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Tomato Based
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Other
Silver
A bit on the side
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Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Vinegar Based
Gold
Follain
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Sweet Chilli Sauce
Silver
Lo & Slo
Sweet & Smoky Barbecue Sauce
Bronze
Lo & Slo
Sweet & Spicy Vinegar Mop
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Seasonings
Gold
Mitzi’s Mezze
Za’atar Dukkah
Silver
VOA Foods LTD
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Organic Cinnamon
Bronze
Mitzi’s Mezze
Spicy Red Pepper Dukkah
Gold
Natural Umber
Natural Umber
Silver
Dan Kelly’s Cider
Stameen Farm Barrel Aged Apple Cider Vinegar
Savoury Sauces, Condiments & Pantry: Vinegars
Bronze Savoury Sauces, Condiments Gold & Pantry: Vinegars, Flavoured Silver Savoury Snacks: Crisps
Savoury Snacks: Popcorn
Savoury Snacks: Other
Savoury Snacks: Meat Based
LongWays Cider Co.
LongWays Apple Cider Vinegar
Burren Balsamics Ltd
Raspberry Infused Balsamic Vinegar
Wildwood Balsamics
Aged Damson Balsamic
Bronze
Wildwood Balsamics
Tayberry and Sage Balsamic
Gold
Glens of Antrim
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Hand Cooked Clogherhead Sea Salt & White Wine Vinegar Crisps
Silver
Keogh’s
Irish Sea Salt & Crushed Black Pepper
Bronze
Keogh’s
Chorizo and Cherry Tomato
Bronze
Golden Wonder Ltd
Cassidy`s Mature Cheddar & Onion
Gold
Keogh’s
Sweet Chilli Cherry Tomato
Silver
Golden Popcorn Ltd
Golden Popcorn Salty Sea Epic
Bronze
Keogh’s
Irish Atlantic Sea Salt
Gold
Sheridans Cheesemongers
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Multi Seed Rye Crackers
Silver
Natures Best
Coconut Energy Bites 75g
Bronze
Good4U
Veggie Protein Smoky BBQ Crunch
Gold
Ispini Charcuterie
Cider Chorizo & Chilli Beer Sticks
Silver
The Irish Biltong Company Ltd.
Irish Biltong Plain Beef
Bronze
The Irish Biltong Company Ltd.
Irish Biltong Mild Chilli
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I was delighted to represent Bank of Ireland and be personally involved for a third year, the Bank of Irelands partnership with these awards are an important part of our commitment to communities and businesses across the island of Ireland and look forward to 2020 already’’. Deirdre Twomey Head of Bank of Ireland, Kerry
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Non Alcoholic Drinks, Dark & White Spirits, Gin, Liqueurs, Ale, Lager, Porter & Stouts, Cider Non Alcoholic Drinks: Carbonated
Gold
Carters Chocolate Café
Carter’s Real Lemonade
Silver
Glenpatrick Spring Water Co.
Lidl Deluxe Italian Apple Presse
Bronze
Glenpatrick Spring Water Co.
Deluxe Sicilian Lemonade
Gold
Naturally Cordial
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Raspberry & Rhubarb High Juice Cordial
Silver
Naturally Cordial
Naturally Cordial Wexford Blackcurrant / Dunnes Stores Simply Better Irish Wexford Blackcurrant Cordial
Bronze
Naturally Cordial
Naturally Cordial Fragrant Orange
Gold
Sunshine Juice
Walshe’s Freshly Squeezed Orange juice
Silver
Clarke’s Fresh Fruit
Berry Boost
Bronze
Attyflin Estate
Attyflin Estate Rosette Apple Juice
Gold
Sunshine Juice
Veg Out Boost Juice
Silver
Feighery’s Farm
Feighery’s Farm Beetroot Juice
Bronze
Keeling F Juices Limited
Up Beet Juice
Spirits & Liqueurs: Dark Spirits & Liqueurs
Gold
St. Patricks Distillery Ltd.
10 Year Old Irish Whiskey
Silver
Longueville House Beverages
Longueville House Brandy
Bronze
West Cork Distillers
Ardfallen Whiskey
Spirits & Liqueurs: White Spirits & Liqueurs (Gins)
Gold
Blackwater Distillery
Boyle’s Gin
Silver
Blackwater Distillery
Boyle’s Raspberry Blush Gin
Bronze
West Cork Distillers
Wild Burrow Slow Distilled London Dry Irish Gin 40%
Spirits & Liqueurs: White Spirits & Liqueurs
Gold
Mourne Dew Distillery
The Pooka Irish Poitin Blend No 1
Silver
West Cork Distillers
Pota Cuig Vodka
Bronze
Dingle Whiskey Distillery
Dingle Pot Still Vodka
Gold
St. Patricks Distillery Ltd.
Irish Cream Liqueur
Silver
Terra Spirits & Liqueurs
Deluxe Irish Cream Liqueur 17%
Bronze
The Scion Spirits Company Limited
Coole Swan Hazy Summer Mead Porterhouse IPA
Silver
Kinsale Mead Co. Coachbury Taverns t/a Porterhouse Brewing Company Reel Deel Brewing Company Ltd
Bronze
9 White Deer Brewery Ltd
Stag Saor IPA
Gold
Franciscan Well Coachbury Taverns t/a Porterhouse Brewing Company St. Mel’s Brewing Company
Franciscan Well Archway
Non Alcoholic Drinks: Cordials Non alcoholic Drinks: Fruit Based Non alcoholic Drinks: Veg Based
Spirits & Liqueurs: Cream Liqueurs
Spirits & Liqueurs: Fermented Gold Beers: Ale
Beers: Lager
Gold
Silver Bronze Beers: Porters & Stouts
Gold
Ciders: Special (such as sparkling)
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St. Mel’s Spring Bock
Bronze Gold
Longueville House Beverages
Longueville House Cider
Silver
Tempted Cider
Tempted Medium Dry Cider
Bronze
Stonewell
Stonewell Medium Dry
Gold
LongWays Cider Co.
LongWays Sweet Katy Cider
Silver
Amagh Cider Company
Armagh Craft Cider Sweet
Bronze
Tempted Cider
Tempted Sweet
Gold
Longueville House Beverages
Longueville Mor
Silver
Legacy Irish Cider
Legacy Barrel Aged Cider
Bronze
Stonewell
Stonewell Rós
Bronze
Ciders: Sweet
Porterhouse Pilsner
Dick Mack’s Brewhouse Coachbury Taverns t/a Porterhouse Brewing Company Coachbury Taverns t/a Porterhouse Brewing Company Rye River Brewing Company
Silver
Ciders: Medium/Dry
Recon 2
Dick Mack’s Brewhouse Coffee Stout Porterhouse Oyster Stout Porterhouse Plain Solas Brown Porter
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CONTACT DETAILS BY COUNTY
Antrim
Baked 4 U
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Ballyvolane House Spirits Company Limited
www.ballyvolanespirits.ie
Bandon Vale Cheese Limited
www.bandonvale.ie
Barrie’s Pate
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Bluebell Falls
www.bluebellfalls.com
Annie’s Delights
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Dale Farm Ltd.
www.dalefarm.co.uk
Glenballyeamon Eggs Ltd
www.ballyeamoneggs.com
Glens of Antrim
www.weareshindigs.com
GM Marketing (Ireland) Ltd
www.freeist.co.uk
Golden Popcorn Ltd
www.goldenpopcorn.com
Henderson Foodservice (W Allen Meats)
Bó Rua Farm
www.boruafarm.ie
www.henderson-foodservice.com
Caherbeg Free Range Pork Ltd.
www.rosscarberyrecipes.ie
Johnson Brothers
www.johnsonscoffee.com
www.centra.ie
Mauds Ice Creams
www.mauds.com
Centra - Inspired by Centra Made in store Salads
SeaSugar Handmade Confectionery
www.seasugar.co.uk
Clona Dairies
www.clona.ie
Tempted Cider
www.temptedcider.com
Clonakilty Food Company
www.clonakiltyblackpudding.ie
Tom and Ollie
www.tomandollie.com
Cooke’s At The Gallery
www.fionaturley.com
Wee ChoCo
www.weechoco.com
Coolmore Foods
www.coolmorefoods.ie
Elbow Lane Brewhouse Ltd
www.elbowlane.ie
Fitzgeralds Butchers
www.fitzgeraldsbutchers.ie www.follain.ie
Armagh Amagh Cider Company
www.armaghcider.com
Follain
Ballylisk Dairies Ltd.
www.ballyliskofarmagh.com
Gloun Cross Dairies
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Burren Balsamics Ltd
www.burrenbalsamics.com
Good Food Processing Ltd
www.goodfish.ie
CRAIC Foods Limited
www.craicfoods.com
Gourmet Pantry Kinsale
www.gourmetpantry.ie
Golden Wonder Ltd
www.tayto.com
Happy Days Artisan Ice Cream
www.happydaysicecream.ie
Hannan Meats
www.hannanmeats.com
Hassetts Bakery & Confectioners Ltd
www.hassetts.ie
Holmes Bakery
www.holmesbakery.com
Henry Denny & Sons (IRE) Ltd
www.charleville.ie
Meadow Farm Quality Foods Limited
www.meadowfarmfoods.co.uk
Hodgins Sausages
www.hodginsfoods.ie
www.whitesoats.com
Irish Yogurts Clonakilty
www.irish-yogurts.ie
Keohane Seafoods
www.keohaneseafoods.ie
White’s Oats
Carlow
Kepak Cork
www.kepak.com
Seery’s Bakery
www.seerys.ie
Kinsale Bay Food Company
www.kinslebayfoodco.com
Sunshine Juice
www.sunshinejuice.com
Kinsale Mead Co.
www.kinsalemeadco.ie
The Chocolate Garden
www.chocolategarden.ie
Longueville House Beverages
www.longuevillebeverages.ie
The Village Dairy
www.villagedairy.ie
Macroom Buffalo Cheese Products Ltd.
www.macroombuffalocheese.com
Maggie’s Homemade Jam
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Cavan
MamaBear Foods Ltd
www.mamabearfoods.ie
Aines chocolates Ltd
www.chocolates.ie
Mellas Fudge
www.mellasfudge.com
Big Hand Brewing Company Ltd
www.scottsirishcider.com
Milleens Cheese
www.milleenscheese.com
Clonarn Clover
www.margarets.ie
Milsean
www.milsean.ie
Émile Pâtissier
www.emilepatissier.ie
North Cork Co Op
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Ice Cream Treats
www.yomega3.com
North Cork Creameries
www.northcorkcreameries.com
Lakeland
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Ó Crualaoi Feoil Teo
www.ocrualaoi.com
Liffey Meats
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O’Flynn’s Gourmet Sausage Company
www.oflynnsgourmetsausages.ie
Manor Farm
www.chicken.ie
O’Leary Family Butchers
www.olearybutchers.ie
Mixers Sauces Ltd
www.mixers.ie
Moran’s Megajam
www.moransmegajam.ie
On The Pig’s Back - La Charcuterie Irlandaise Ltd
www.onthepigsback.ie
Terra Spirits & Liqueurs
www.terra.ie
Praline Pastry Shop
www.praline.ie
Quish’s Kitchen
www.quishsupervalu.ie
Saturday Pizzas
www.saturdaypizzas.com
Clare Cratloe Hills Sheeps Cheese
www.cratloehillscheese.com
Secret Recipe
www.secretrecipe.ie
Inagh Farmhouse Cheese Ltd
www.st-tola.ie
Serendipity Smokehouse
www.serendipitysmokehouse.com
www.meeresporkproducts.com
Shannon Vale Foods
www.shannonvalefoods.ie
Skeaghanore Duck
www.skeaghanoreduck.ie
Spice O’ Life Ltd
www.spiceolife.ie
Meeres Pork Products
Cork 9 White Deer Brewery Ltd
www.9whitedeer.ie
Stonewell
www.stonewellcider.com
Bainne Codladh Ltd
www.lullabymilk.com
St. Patricks Distillery Ltd.
www.stpatricksdistillery.ie
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CONTACT DETAILS BY COUNTY The Fresh Fish Deli
www.thefreshfishdeli.com
Golden Bake ltd
www.golden-bake.com
Tom Durcan Meats ltd
www.tomdurcanmeats.ie
Higgins Butchers
www.higginsbutchers.ie
Trace Of Cakes
www.traceofcakes.ie
Ina’s Handmade
www.brodericksbrothers.com
Trading as Liz’s Grain Free Bread
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Jackrabbit
www.jackrabbit.ie
Uflourish Foods
www.uflourishfoods.com
Keeling F Juices Limited
www.keelingjuices.com
Union Hall Smoked Fish
www.unionhallsmokedfish.com
Kelkin
www.kelkin.ie
Velo Coffee Roasters
www.velocoffee.ie
West Cork Distillers
www.westcorkdistillers.com
Kennedy’s Convenient Foods Ltd t/a Kennedy’s
www.kkproduce.ie
West Cork Eggs Ltd
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Keogh’s
www.keoghs.ie
West Cork Garlic
www.westcorkgarlic.com
Kerrigans Craft Butchers
www.kerriganmeats.ie
Le Levain
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Le Patissier
www.lepatissier.ie
www.broightergold.com
M&M Products Ltd.
www.irishfoodawards.com
Lo & Slo
www.lo-slo.co.uk
Milish Foods
www.milishfoods.ie
Morelli Ice Cream Ltd
www.morellisices.com
Morehampton Foods
www.donnybrookfair.ie
www.instagram.com/tastejoyco
Nicky’s Plaice
www.nickysplaice.com
Niks Tea Limited
www.nikstea.ie
Olly’s Farm
www.ollysfarm.ie
Derry Broighter Gold Rapeseed oil
Taste Joy Company
Donegal Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd.
www.donegalrapeseedoil.com
Pizza da Piero
www.pizzadapiero.ie
Filligans
www.filligans.ie
Shoots and Roots
www.shootsandroots.ie
Green Pastures Donegal
www.greenpasturesdonegal.com
Simro Ltd T/A Wrights of Howth
www.wrightsofhowth.com
Island Seafoods Ltd
www.islandseafoodsltd.ie
Sushi King
www.sushiking.ie
Tendermeats Ltd
www.irishfoodawards.com
Down
The Bretzel Bakery
www.bretzel.ie
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt Co.
www.clandeboye.co.uk
The Cake Maker
www.thecakemaker.ie
Deli Muru
www.delimuru.com
The Cupcake Bloke
www.thecupcakebloke.com
Glastry Farm Ice Cream Ltd
www.glastryfarm.com
The Delicious Food Co
www.deliciousfoodco.ie
Harnett’s Oils
www.harnettoils.com
Traditional Cheese Co
www.traditionalcheese.ie
Lecale Harvest
www.irishfoodawards.com
Valeo Foods
www.valeofoods.ie
Mourne Dew Distillery
www.mournedew.com
White Mausu
www.whitemausu.com
Papas Mineral Company Ltd
www.papasmineralcompany.com
Wonderfoods
www.donnellyfreshfoods.ie
Rooney Fish
www.rooneyfish.com
The Cookie Jar
www.mourneandbread.co.uk
Fermanagh
Totally Hot NI
www.totallyhotni.com
Cavanagh Free Range Eggs Ltd
www.awardwinningeggs.com
TS Foods
www.tsfoods.co.uk
Crust & Crumb Bakery Ltd
www.crust-crumb.com
Willowbrook Foods
www.willowbrookfoods.co.uk
Erin Grove Preserves
www.eringrove.com
Kettyle Irish Foods
www.kettyleirishfoods.com
Dublin Artizan Food Company
www.artizancatering.ie
Galway
Aryzta Bakeries
www.aryzta.com
Arrabawn Dairies
www.arrabawndairies.ie
Ballymaguire
www.ballymaguirefoods.ie
Galmere Fresh Foods
www.galmere.ie
Bread Naturally
www.breadnaturally.ie
Gran Grans Foods Limited
www.grangransfoods.ie
Butlers Chocolates
www.butlerschocolates.com
Leahy Beekeeping
www.leahybeekeeping.com
Caroline Goulding Cake Design
www.carolinegouldingcakedesign.ie
Mitzi’s Mezze
www.mitzismezze.com
Coachbury Taverns t/a Porterhouse Brewing Company
www.porterhousebrewco.ie
Sean Loughnane’s Galway Limited
www.loughnanes.ie
Cornude Artisan Popcorn
www.cornude.ie
The Foods of Athenry
www.foodsofathenry.ie
Cremore Bakery
www.cremorebakery.com
The Lodge Barna Mustards
www.thelodgebarnamustards.com
Dan & Monstro
www.danandmonstro.ie
Tribal Foods
www.tribalfoods.ie
Dunn’s of Dublin
www.dunns.ie
Freshcut Food Services
www.freshcutfoods.ie
Freshways Food Co
www.freshways.ie
Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne (West Kerry Brewery)
www.westkerrybrewery.ie
Fusco Foods
www.fuscofoods.com
Camos Artisan Food Ltd
www.camosartisanfoods.ie
Gem Pack Foods Ltd
www.gempackfoods.ie
Casey’s
www.brooklanehotel.com
www.glanbia.com
Dick Mack’s Brewhouse
www.dickmacksbrewhouse.com
Glanbia Consumer Foods
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Kerry
www.irishfoodawards.com
CONTACT DETAILS BY COUNTY Dingle Goat’s Cheese
www.dinglegoatscheese.ie
Dan Kelly’s Cider
www.dankellyscider.com
Dingle Whiskey Distillery
www.dingledistillery.ie
Derrycamma
www.rapeseed-oil.ie
Harty’s
www.hartysjellies.ie
DSDelta limited (McEntee’s Tea)
www.mcenteestea.ie
Kennedy’s Butchers Dingle
www.dinglebutcher.com
Dunany Flour Organic
www.dunanyflour.com
Kells Bay Cheese
www.kellsbaycheese.ie
East Coast Bakehouse
www.eastcoastbakehouse.com
Killarney Brewing Company
www.killarneybrewing.com
Hilton Foods Ireland
www.hiltonfoodgroupplc.com
Larkin’s Bakery
www.larkinsbakery.ie
Morgan’s Fine Fish
www.morgansfinefish.com
O Sullivan’s Bakery
www.osullivansbakery.ie
Natures Best
www.naturesbest.ie
Quinlans Kerry Fish
www.kerryfish.com
Wellness Baking Listowel Ltd
www.wellness-baking.com
Kildare
Mayo C Pac Foods Ltd.
www.cpacfood.ie
Cake my Day
www.irishfoodawards.com
Cornrue Bakery
www.cornrue.ie
Harvest Moon Foods
www.harvestmoonfoods.ie
Jack & Eddie’s
www.jackandeddies.com
Kaffa Coffee Limited
www.kaffusioncoffee.com
Ballymore Organics
www.ballymoreorganics.ie
Coghlans Bakery
www.coghlansbakery.ie
Couverture Desserts
www.couverture.ie
Cupcake Kingdom
mangangeraldinea.wixsite.com/ cupcakekingdom
Franciscan Well
www.franciscanwellbrewery.com
Nooch Ltd Trading as Noo Chocolates
www.noo.ie
O’ Brien Fine Foods
www.obrienfinefoods.ie
O’Haras of Foxford
www.oharasoffoxford.com
Rye River Brewing Company
www.ryeriverbrewingco.com
Reel Deel Brewing Company Ltd
www.reeldeelbrewery.ie
www.irishbiltong.ie
Wildwood Balsamics
www.wildwoodvinegars.com
The Irish Biltong Company Ltd.
Meath
Kilkenny Callan Bacon
www.callanbacon.com
A Bit on the Side
www.abitontheisde.ie
Costello’s Brewing Company
www.costellosbrewco.ie
Clarke’s Fresh Fruit
www.clarkesfreshfruit.ie
Goatsbridge Fish Processors
www.goatsbridgetrout.ie
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd.
www.irishfoodawards.com
Kilkenny Food Company
www.kilkennyfoodcompany.com
Finnegan’s Farm
www.finnegansfarm.ie
www.trufflefairy.ie
Hogan’s Farm
www.hogansfarm.ie
Hugh Maguire Ltd.
www.hughmaguirebutchers.com
Merci Beaucoup Cakes Creation
www.facebook.com/ mercibeaucoupcakescreationnavan
Newgrange Fine Foods
www.thefreshsoupcompany.ie
Newgrange Gold
www.newgrangegold.ie
Sheridans Cheesemongers
www.sheridanscheesemongers.com
The Scion Spirits Company Limited
www.cooleswan.com
The Whole Hoggs
www.thewholehoggs.com
The Truffle Fairy
Laois Aghaboe Farm Foods
www.irishfoodawards.com
Chocolate Republic
www.irishfoodawards.com
G’s Gourmet Jams
www.gsgourmetjams.ie
Le Skinny Chef
www.leskinnychef.com
Leitrim Lena’s Tea Room
www.lenastearoom.ie
TheSmokin’Butcher
www.hughmaguirebutchers.com
McNiffe’s Boxty Bakery
www.mcniffesbakery.com
What’s for Pudding
www.whatsforpudding.ie
Limerick
Monaghan
Attyflin Estate
www.attyflinestate.com
Arthur Mallon Foods
www.mallonfoods.com
Bally Goat Cheese
www.irishfoodawards.com
Baked With Love Ltd
www.bakedwithlove.ie
Ballyhoura Apple Farm
www.ballyhouraapplefsrm.com
Connolly Meats
www.connollymeats.ie
BeeActiv Ltd
www.beeactiv.ie
Connolly’s Organic Eggs Limited
www.connollysorganiceggs.ie
Glen Aine Foods Ltd.
www.glenaine.com
IGWT Poultry LTD
www.facebook.com/irishturkeys
Glenstal Foods
www.glenstalfoods.com
Silver Hill Farm
www.silverhillfarm.ie
Kearney’s Home Baking Ltd
www.kearneyshomebaking.com
Murphys Home Bakery
www.murphyshomebakery.ie
Offaly
Old Irish Creamery Cheese
www.oldirishcreamery.com
Carroll Cuisine
www.carrollcuisine.ie
The Green Apron
www.thegreenapron.ie
Feighery’s Farm
www.feigherysfarm.ie
Glenisk
www.glenisk.com
Wild Irish Foragers
www.wildirishforagers.ie
Longford St. Mel’s Brewing Company
www.stmelsbrewing.com
Louth Collar of Gold Ltd
www.irishfoodawards.com
www.collarofgold.ie
Roscommon Castlemine Farm Ltd
www.castleminefarm.ie
Oliver Carty
www.olivercarty.ie
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CONTACT DETAILS BY COUNTY VOA Foods LTD
www.olivercarty.ie/voa-foodsvalue-add-ingredients.html
Waldron Meats
www.waldronmeats.ie
Sligo
www.pipandpear.ie
Pure Food Company
www.purefoodcompany.ie
Tastefully Yours Ltd., trading as Kiely’s Dunhill
www.kielysdunhill.com
Tea & Coffee Warehouse
www.coffeehouselane.ie
The Hartrey Kitchen
www.facebook.com/ thehartreykitchen
Aurivo Co operative
www.aurivo.ie
Clo’s Chocolates
www.irishfoodawards.com
Good4U
www.good4u.co
Veronica’s Cafè
www.irishfoodawards.com
www.theglasshouse.ie
Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd
www.wbsglobal.com
The Glasshouse Hotel
Westmeath
Tipperary ABP Cahir
www.abpfoodgroup.com
Killua Castle Foods
www.killuacastle.com
Ayle Foods
www.aylefoods.ie
Mr. Crumb
www.mrcrumb.ie
Cashel Blue Farmhouse Cheese
www.cashelblue.com
Cooleeney Farm
www.cooleeney.com
Wexford
Galtee Honey Farm
www.galteehoney.com
Glenpatrick Spring Water Co.
www.glenpatrickwater.ie
James Whelan Butchers
www.jameswhelanbutchers.com
LongWays Cider Co.
www.longwayscider.ie
Oakpark Foods
www.oakparkfoods.ie
O’Donnells Crisps
www.odonnellscrisps.com
RibWorld
www.ribworld.ie
Rocker Organic Farm
www.rocker.ie
The Apple Farm
www.theapplefarm.com
The Blues Creamery LTD
www.irishfoodawards.com
The Meat Crafter
www.themeatcrafter.com
The Scullery Ltd
www.thescullery.ie
Fancy Fungi Gourmet Mushrooms Ltd
www.fancyfungi.ie
Irish Country Meats
www.irishcountrymeats.com
Kellys Bakery
www.kellysbakery.ie
Killowen
www.killowen.ie
Naturally Cordial
www.naturallycordial.ie
O’Neills Dry Cure Bacon Co
www.oneillsbacon.ie
Regan Organic Farm
www.reganorganicfarm.ie
Sadies Cordial
www.irishfoodawards.com
Scúp Gelato
www.scupgelato.com
Staffords Bakery
www.staffordsfoods.com
Tara Hill Honey
www.tarahillhoney.ie
Tasty Parlour
www.tastyparlour.ie
Wexford Home Preserves
www.wexfordpreserves.ie
Wild about
www.wildabout.ie
www.en-placefoods.com
Zaeire Artisan Chocolates
www.zaeire.com
Honed Flavours
www.honed-flavours.com
Zanna Cookhouse
www.zannacookhouse.ie
Ispini Charcuterie
www.ispinicharcuterie.com
Natural Umber
www.naturalumber.com
Wicklow
Tyrone En Place Foods Ltd
Waterford
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Pip & Pear
250KAL Foods Ltd
www.puretreats.ie
Avoca
www.avoca.com www.bombaypantry.com
Blackwater Distillery
www.blackwaterdistillery.ie
Bombay Pantry
Carters Chocolate Café
www.irishfoodawards.com
Equipital Ltd (Gino’s Gelato)
www.ginosgelato.com
Coffee House Lane
www.coffeehouselane.ie
Hepburn & Co
www.hepburnandco.com
Dawn Meats
www.dawnmeats.com
Le Paysan of Wicklow ltd
www.lepaysan.ie
DessertFirst
www.dessertfirst.ie
Melody Street Foods Limited
www.melodystreetfoods.com
Glorious Red LTD a/t Glorious Sushi
www.glorioussushi.ie
Miena’s Nougat
www.mienas.ie
Granville Hotel
www.granvillehotel.ie/en/
Rhoda Cocoa
www.rhodacocoa.com
Irish Gourmet Butter
www.irishhgourmetbutter.ie
Rohan’s Sauces
www.rohanssauces.ie
Legacy Irish Cider
www.legacyirishcider.ie
Sukhis India
wwwsukhisindia.com
Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese
www.wicklowfarmhousecheese.ie
www.irishfoodawards.com
The Backyard at Blas was back again for a 3rd year, building on the success of this venue to date bringing positive conversations and adding to the social atmosphere of the weekend. The Backyard is a dedicated space for producers to meet their industry colleagues, gain knowledge & find support for their business. We were delighted to be joined by an interesting and informative line up of speakers who shared their experiences to help producers develop & grow their business The space was exclusively open to hosted guests, buyers, trade, press and finalist producers. It was a busy venue on the weekend of the awards as people used the venue to make new contacts and catch up with old friends.
“The Backyard at Blas has been hugely successful at this year’s Blas na hÉireann awards. Bank of Ireland are delighted to support Irish food producers with this dedicated space and in partnership with Blas na hÉireann we have created this space to celebrate, educate and promote all that’s great about our passionate Irish food producers. It’s a safe space for producers to network, engage and ask the key questions to learn valuable insights from our industry
The Backyard at Blas
panel experts. We are producing some of the world’s best produce across the island of Ireland and I am proud to be part of the Blas na hÉireann awards.” John Doyle Bank of Ireland Finance Munster
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CONVERSATIONS IN THE BACKYARD
CONVERSATIONS IN THE BACKYARD
WHAT CAN A CONVERSATION SPARK
THE POWER OF NUMBERS
We can never underestimate the power of sharing ideas with fellow colleagues in the industry. Sharon Noonan chats with Karen Coakley (Kenmare Foodie) and Patrick Hanlon and Russell James Alford (Gastro Gays) on the support and inspiration that can be gained from simply starting a conversation .
PROTECTING OUR HERITAGE FOODS
Discussion on the importance of heritage foods. A look at the history of our food culture and how producers can work together to protect our heritage.
CHEF’S PANEL
The weekend’s headline chefs discussing what a chef looks for when sourcing and how a producer can best prepare to approach them.
A discussion with the leading industry bodies consumer insights teams, discussing the power of market research and consumer insights into their marketing and new product development planning.
MARKETING IN YOUR OWN HANDS
For so many producers social media can be the first step into marketing their business, it offers a direct connection with your customer and immediate feedback. There are massive opportunities and challenges, this quick masterclass will offer inspiring material, time-saving tips and strategic tools to capitalise on the opportunity and avoid the pitfalls.
BUSINESS WELLBEING & LEADERSHIP
Industry experts offer an overview of how to do a quick health check on your business wellbeing.
BALANCE BETWEEN DISTRIBUTORS AND PRODUCERS
BUYER PANEL TAKEAWAY
Discussion on the shift in power between distributors and producers. Looking at the power of a producers brand and their importance to distributors.
A follow up conversation on the highly anticipated retailer masterclass. This panel will take place directly after the masterclass and pick up on key points from the retailers.
A PRODUCER’S PLACE ON THE MENU
A STORY FROM THE BEGINNING…
Looking at the power of a producer’s brand on menu. A discussion between chefs and producers on to responsibly name check on menus and how producers can protect their brand.
Producer story from the beginning.
“Bank of Ireland are proud to be partnering with Blas for our third year and Bank of Ireland has always played an active role in supporting Irish food businesses. The energy and passion that producers in this sector have for the work they do and the wonderful local Irish products they create is something special we are proud to back. These producers source many of their inputs locally , making a significant contribution to the rural economy in Ireland. Irish food is a huge part of all our local communities and the Blas na hÉireann awards to me are the All Ireland of Irish food.” Liam Sheedy, Director of Munster Bank of Ireland
“Bank of Ireland are delighted once again to support Blas na hEireann Irish food awards. Blas provides Irish food producers with two very valuable opportunities. Firstly, the opportunity to meet with key purchasers from all relevant retail and food businesses across the Country and secondly, if recognised at the awards, the award itself testifies to the quality of the product, which will support future sales and also when seeking investment in their business. The food and beverage sectors are a vital part of the Irish economy and Blas gives a great platform for producers to showcase their products.
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this sector and have recently appointed Roisin O’Shea as our Head of Food and Beverage. Roisin joins us directly from the food industry and through the insights she provides, we will ensure our bank offering meets the needs of the sector. We also look forward to continuing to build on the relationships we are developing Roisin O’Shea through our sponsorship of Blas na hEireann and our business teams will reach out to all participating business over the coming months, to see how we can further support their business.” Michael Lauhoff Director of Business Banking, Bank of Ireland
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A flavour of the Blas na hEireann events…
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The 2019 Blas na hEireann awards were proudly supported by
C O U N T Y K E R R Y, I R E L A N D
Fr. Kevin Sullivan Chaplain Tel: ++ 353 (0) 66 719 1674 Mob: ++ 353 (0) 87 865 8736 Offices: South Campus A123 (Tue, Thu) North Campus Q113 (Mon, Wed, Fri) e-mail: kevin.sullivan@staff.ittralee.ie web: www.ittralee.ie
Refrigeration & Catering
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