Great Taste of Irish food gains increased recognition at awards

Catherine Ketch looks ahead to Monday’s announcement of the 2012 Great Taste supreme champion

Thu, 30 Aug, 2012 - 01:00

Catherine Ketch

The number of Irish winners in the Great Taste Awards has shot up from 161 winners two years ago to 535 in 2012.

In what is described as the biggest independent benchmarking scheme for local, regional and speciality foods in Britain and Ireland, 8,807 entries were whittled down to 123 three-star winners.

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Courts Farming News Place: Britain Place: Ireland Place: London Place: Co Laois Place: Donegal Place: Lifford Place: Co Fermanagh Place: Tallaght, Dublin Place: Belfast Place: Cork Place: Ballymote Place: Sligo Place: Dublin Place: Drogheda Place: Milltown Place: Ennis Place: Germany Place: Portadown Place: Co Armagh Place: Bangor Place: Newtownards Place: Belgium Place: Co Cork Place: Cookstown Place: Co Tyrone Person: Catherine Ketch Event: 2012 Great Taste Event: Great Taste Awards Event: Great Taste Event: Great Taste 2012 awards Organisation: G’s Gourmet Rhubarb & Ginger Jam Organisation: G’s Gourmet Jams Organisation: Abbey Farm Foods Organisation: Abbeyleix Organisation: Oliver Carty Organisation: Athlone Organisation: Moyallon Guanciale Organisation: Hannan Meats Ltd Organisation: Kettyle Organisation: Kettyle Irish Foods Organisation: Lisnaskea Organisation: McCartney’s of Moira Ltd Organisation: Down Organisation: Robert Roberts Ltd Organisation: Thompson’s Titanic Organisation: Punjana Ltd Organisation: Skibbereen Organisation: Cloughbane Farm Shop Organisation: Pomeroy Organisation: McCloskey’s Cottage Brown Organisation: McCloskey’s Bakery Organisation: Larkin’s Kerry Organisation: Larkin’s Bakery Organisation: Porter Cake Organisation: O’Connor’s Craft Bakery Organisation: Clare Organisation: Stafford Bakery Organisation: Gorey Organisation: Wexford Organisation: Village Bakery Organisation: Sinnack Organisation: Cocoa Atelier Organisation: Yellow Door Ltd.Organisation: Co Couture Organisation: The Deli Bistro Organisation: Ann’s Pantry Organisation: Co Antrim Organisation: Deliciously Different Cake Co Ltd Organisation: ANN Organisation: Blackthorn Foods Organisation: Cork Organisation: Healy’s Honey Organisation: Ballincollig Organisation: Co Cork Organisation: Aldi Ireland Organisation: Sarah’s Organisation: Mileeven Fine Foods Organisation: PILTOWN Organisation: Co Kilkenny Organisation: G’s Gourmet Organisation: Materne Confilux Organisation: Musgrave Retail Partners Organisation: Folláin Organisation: En-Place Foods UK Ltd Organisation: En-Place Foods UK Ltd.Organisation: Hilton Foods Organisation: Tesco Ireland

<p>(Left to right): At the launch of the Teagasc strategy are Professor Frank O’Mara, Teagasc director; Sinéad McPhillips, secretary general of the Department of Agriculture; Liam Herlihy, chair of the Teagasc Authority; Professor Maeve Henchion of Teagasc; and Paul Maher, head of international relations and corporate strategy.</p>

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