Munster producers bring home the bacon at food awards

AN extraordinary number of food producers in Munster have won international acclaim at the 2010 Great Taste Awards held in London.

From cottage industries to large producers, Irish food products dominated the prestigious competition.

Among the winners in what is regarded as the Oscars for the food industry are Oakpark Foods and AIBP, both based in Cahir, Co Tipperary; Kenmare Select in Kerry; Irish Yoghurts in Clonakilty, Co Cork; The Kenmare Salmon Co Ltd; Hanleys Puddings, Mitchelstown, Co Cork, and the Burren Smokehouse, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare.