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Tír Deli opens second outlet on Hatch Street, Dublin 2
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Wicklow-based NutriQuick signs new €9m deal with Aldi Ireland Aldi Ireland has agreed a new €9 million deal with Wicklow-based NutriQuick to supply all of Aldi’s 149 Irish stores with its ready meals. The new contract will see a 20% increase in the volume NutriQuick supplies Aldi annually. As a direct result of this increase in demand, NutriQuick will now be hiring up to nine new staff at its facility in Blessington, Co. Wicklow, meaning the company will employ up to 50 people. NutriQuick began working with Aldi Ireland in early 2019, providing its range of healthy fitness meals – made with 100% Irish beef, chicken and turkey, including chicken curry, lean mince spaghetti Bolognese, chili con carne, and plant-based options. The products have proved a hit with Aldi customers since launching, with sales rising more than 200% in the past two years alone. As a result of its contract with Aldi, NutriQuick has had the security to invest in expanding its production facility and upgrading its packing and cooking lines with new equipment, which will allow for future growth and development.
Billy Carr, buying director at Aldi Ireland; Dean Siney, managing director of NutriQuick and Tom Gannon, director of NutriQuick
In a first for Irish restaurants, the Camile Thai chain will now display the carbon emissions of each dish on its menus. The carbon footprint of a dish is multifaceted, from water consumption to storage and transport. To create a clear, concise way to communicate these values for guests, Camile worked with a leading accessible provider of food carbon labels, ‘My Emissions’. Factoring in all the contributing elements, My Emissions has developed an A-E rating scale based on the carbon intensity of each dish (‘A’ signalling low impact and ‘E’ meaning very high impact).
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Tesco launches five handcrafted chocolate bars in its Finest range
It has also invested in a comprehensive sustainability programme across its entire business and operations, with the aim of introducing further innovative sustainable solutions in the future. “NutriQuick’s delicious and nutritious fitness meals have proved a massive hit with Aldi’s customers across the board, and we’re delighted to announce this new contract,” said John Curtin, Aldi Group buying director, welcoming the new contract. The Irish chocolatier experts at Lir created the new range for Tesco
Camile Thai adds carbon emission ratings to menus
Camile Thai founder and CEO Brody Sweeney and newly appointed MD Daniel Greene along with chef Samorn Panthongkaew
The team behind casual culinary hotspot Tír Deli on Baggot Street launched its second outlet last month on Hatch Street, Dublin 2. With many people back to the office in Dublin city, Tír says its new Hatch Street branch represents a step closer to its mission of becoming a beacon for seasonal, Irish food. Tír’s menu currently includes its take on nostalgic classics such as the roast beef sandwich (smoke-roasted Dexter beef with salt & vinegar crisps inside, among other things) or the ham and Tír donated 100% cheese (free-range ham from of its opening day North Dublin with Irish cheddar revenue to homeless charity Focus Ireland and ham crackling).
Newly appointed MD at Camile Thai Ireland Daniel Greene, who in 2015 was instrumental in the development and addition of nutritional information to Camile’s menus, said: “When it comes to reducing our impact on the environment, small changes can have a huge impact. By simply swapping out beef (rated E) for tofu (rated A) in our green curry, that saves more emissions than a single train journey from London to Paris. We are all much more aware of how vital it is to make positive changes and are delighted to be able to give our guests easy access to information that can help.” Carbon ratings for the Camile Thai menu can be found at www.camile.ie/ sustainability. Ratings will also be added to Camile menus over the coming months at all its locations in Ireland and the UK.
Tesco Ireland has launched five new handcrafted chocolate bars to its Tesco Finest range. The selection of delectable treats features silky-smooth Belgian chocolate made to perfection by the Irish chocolatier experts at Lir, an award-winning Irish company, based in Co. Meath, who have been perfecting the art of chocolate for over 30 years. Available for €2 each, or ‘buy two for €3’ until 17 April, the new range of Belgian chocolate bars includes five options ranging from classic dark and milk chocolate varieties to peppermint and orange flavours and a scrumptious Madagascan vanilla & sea salted caramel bar.
GIY launches ‘Wasted’ food waste education programme GIY (Grow It Yourself) has joined forces with some of Ireland’s top chefs to launch ‘Wasted’, a national, peer-to-peer education programme for chefs to reduce food waste in the foodservice industry. The initiative is supported by the Department of Environment, Climate Action and Communications and Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme. Presently the Irish foodservice sector wastes over 200,000 tonnes of food worth €300 million per annum. The free eight-lesson ‘Wasted’ course is delivered online and is now open for sign up at www.giy.ie/programmes/wasted/. ■
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choosing tofu instead of beef saves 2.14 kgCO2
which is more than a one-way ticket from London to Paris
Each dish’s carbon footprint is displayed using an A-E rating scale
JB Dubois, head chef at Grow HQ; Janice Casey Bracken, executive head chef at Dunbrody Country House Hotel; Conor Spacey, culinary director at FoodSpace Ireland and the UK and Maurice McGeehan, performance chef at the IRFU
