26|Retail News|October 2015|www.retailnews.ie
Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards
Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards Winners 2015 • Overall Gold Winner: Dry Cure
Stores Brandy Cream / Aurivo
• Free From – Chilled: SuperValu
Marinated Irish Chicken Topped
Rack of Bacon / James Whelan Butchers
• Christmas Q - Fish: Dunnes Stores
Lactose Free Milk / North Cork
with Pancetta and Butter Beans /
• Gold Winner – Christmas Q:
Simply Better Oak and Hickory Smoked
Co-op
Ballymaguire
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Stuffed
Salmon Gift Pack / Dunn’s Seafare
• Free From – Savoury: Kari Tropical
• Salad – Prepared: Aldi Stores
Fresh Irish Turkey Breast Joint /
• Christmas Q - Grocery Ambient:
/ Spice Devils
Specially Selected Mediterranean Salad
Hogan’s Farm
Dunnes Stores Simply Better
• Free From – Sweet: Orange and
Bowl / Willowbrook Foods
• Gold Winner – Value Q: Dunnes
Handmade Orange and Honey Ham
Almond Cake / Wildberry Bakery
• Salad - Un Prepared: Dunnes Stores
Stores My Family Favourites 4 Irish
Glaze / Wexford Home Preserves
• Frozen Food – Sweet: Sweet
Irish Piccolo Tomato / Jim O’Rourke
Beef Quarter Pounders / Kepak
• Christmas Q – Meat: Dunnes
Shortcrust Pastry / Roll It Pastry
• Sauces and Salad Dressings –
• Gold Winner – Small Producer:
Stores Simply Better Stuffed Fresh
• Fruit: SuperValu Signature Tastes
Ambient: SuperValu Signature Tastes
Meere’s Square White Pudding / Meere’s
Irish Turkey Breast Joint / Hogan’s
Gold Kiwi Tray / Keelings
Ketchup / Magro Foods
Pork Products
Farm
• Grocery Savoury - Ambient &
• Sauces and Salad Dressings –
• Gold Drinks Winner: The Exiles
• Christmas Q – Sweet: Dunnes
Chilled: Butter Masala Sauce / Bombay
Chilled: Lidl Meadow Fresh Basil Pesto
Irish Gin - Avalon Group Inc.
Stores Simply Better Handmade
Pantry
/ Galmere Fresh Foods
• Tesco Small Producer of the Year:
Raspberry Sherry Trifle / Prestige Foods
• Grocery Sweet – Ambient: Lidl
• Seasonal Occasions: Dunnes
Orange and Almond Cake / Wildberry
• Coffee: SuperValu Signature Tastes
Kilderg Pure Canadian Medium Maple
Stores Simply Better Irish All Butter
Bakery
Ristretto Coffee Capsules / Euro-caps
Syrup / Healy’s Honey
Hot Cross Buns / La Boulangerie Des
BV
• Home Baking: Tesco Finest Plain
Gourmet
FOOD WINNERS
• Cold Beverages – Juices: Tesco
Cooking Chocolate – 85% Cocoa Solids /
• Side Dishes: Aldi Stores Specially
• Bagged Snacks: Mature Irish
Finest Orange Juice / Keelings
LDH (La Doria)
Selected Cranberry, Apricot and Orange
Cheese and Red Onion Crisps /
• Cold Beverages - Soft Drinks:
• Meat – Bacon: SuperValu Signature
Stuffing / T.S Foods
O’Donnells
CocoSoul / CocoMojo
Tastes Cherrywood Dry Cure Smoked
• Soups: Tesco Finest Vine Ripened
• Biscuits – Savoury: Dunnes
• Dairy and Milk Products - Butters
Rashers / Oliver Carty
Tomato and Lentil Soup / Bakkavor
Stores Simply Better Irish Multi
and Spreads: Golden Cow Butter /
• Meat – Beef: Dunnes Stores Simply
• Tea: Organic Green Tea Chai / Solaris
Seed Rye Crackers / Sheridans
Kerry Foods
Better 28 Day Matured Irish Angus
Tea
Cheesemongers
• Dairy and Milk Products –
Wing Rib Roast / Tendermeats
• Value Q – Ambient: Dunnes Stores
• Biscuits – Sweet: Lidl Triple
Creams: Aldi Stores Sour Cream /
• Meat - Beef Steaks: Aldi Stores
My Family Favourites Strawberry Jam /
Chocolate Chip Cookies / Dawn
Green Pastures
Specially Selected Angus Fillet Steak /
Histon Sweet Spreads
Foods
• Dairy and Milk Products –
ABP Cahir
• Value Q – Chilled: Tesco Everyday
• Bread - Large Loaves: Lidl White
Yogurts: Greek Style Yoghurt /
• Meat - Burgers and Meatballs:
Value French Brie / Lactalis McLelland
Sourdough Loaf / Aryzta Bakeries
Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt
Lidl Inisvale Selection Irish Hereford
• Value Q – Frozen: Dunnes Stores
• Bread - Morning Goods: Tesco
• Dairy and Milk Products – Eggs:
Cheddar and Onion Beef Burgers /
My Family Favourites 4 Irish Beef
Iconic Savoury Feta and Caramelised
6 Very Large Free Range Eggs /
Linden Foods
Quarter Pounders / Kepak
Red Onion Scone / Aryzta Bakeries
Cavanagh Free Range Eggs
• Meat – Game: Aldi Stores Specially
• Vegetables – Prepared: SuperValu
• Bread - Small Breads and Rolls:
• Dairy and Milk Products – Milk:
Selected Irish Boned Whole Stuffed
Bolognese Kit / Wonderfoods
Tesco Seeded Roll / Panelto Foods
Aldi Stores Butter Milk / Arabawn
Duck with an Orange Glaze / Silver Hill
• Vegetables - Un Prepared: Russet
• Bread - Speciality Breads: The Rye
• Delicatessen – Antipasti: Aldi
Foods
Potatoes / Glens of Antrim Potatoes
One With The Fresh Cranberries / The
Stores The Deli Sour Cream and Chive
• Meat – Innovation: Dry Cure Rack
Breadski Brothers
Dip / Galmere
of Bacon / James Whelan Butchers
DRINKS WINNERS
• Bread – Wheaten and Soda
Delicatessen – Continental Meats:
• Meat – Lamb: Dunnes Stores Simply
• Ales and Beers: Black Lightning / 9
Breads: SuperValu Sean’s Brown Par-
Lidl Glensallagh Selection Irish
Better Connemara Hill Fresh Irish Rack
White Deer Brewery
Baked / McErlain’s Bakery
Silverside Pastrami / Glen Aine
of Lamb / Tendermeats
• Ciders: Tempted? Strawberry Cider /
• Cakes and Morning Goods - Large
• Delicatessen - Other Deli Counter
• Meat – Pork: Lidl Stuffed Irish Pork
dj’s juice and cider
Cakes: Dunnes Stores Simply Better
Products: Fire and Smoke Fire Grilled
Loin Joint / Honeyvale Foods
• Lagers: Lidl The Crafty Brewing
Handmade Belgian Chocolate Brownie
Sweet BBQ Ham / Kerry Foods
• Meat – Poultry: Good Kitchen Roast
Company Irish Lager / Rye River
Layer Cake / Sam’s Cookies
• Desserts and Puddings: Homemade
in the Bag / Moy Park
Brewing Co
• Cakes and Morning Goods - Small
Sticky Toffee Pudding / What’s for
• Meat - Black Puddings: Square
• Red Wines - Over €10: Musgrave
Cakes: Tesco Mini Carrot Loaf Cake /
Pudding?
Black Pudding / Meere’s Pork Products
Retail Partners Intrigo Negroamaro /
Aryzta Bakeries
• Fish - Fresh Fish: Lidl Inismara
Meat - White Puddings: Square White
Myliko International Wines
• Cereals: Cranberry, Coconut and
Hake Fillet with Bombay Curry Sauce /
Pudding / Meere’s Pork Products
• Sparkling Wines: Tesco Finest
Chia Seed Granola / Maria Lucia
Keohane Seafoods
• Meat – Sausages: Superquinn
Vintage Cava / PLB Group
Bakes
• Fish - Fresh Fish Dishes: Seafood
Award Winning Irish Sausages / ABP
• White and Red Wines - Under
• Cereals – Porridge: Lidl Deluxe
Sausages / Kilmore Quay Fine
Cahir
€10: Tesco Finest Garnacha / United
Organic Wafer Oats / White’s
Foods
• Pastas: Dunnes Stores Simply
Wineries
Speedicook
• Fish - Frozen Fish: Tesco Breaded
Better Italian Egg Tagliatelle / Valeo
• White Wines - Over €10: Musgrave
Cheese - Hard Cheese: Dunnes Stores
Haddock Fillets / Thistle Seafoods
Foods
Retail Partners Kings Ridge Pinot Gris /
Simply Better Cave Aged Gruyère /
• Fish - Smoked Fish: Burren Smoked
• Quiches, Pies and Pasties: Dunnes
Myliko International Wines
Traditional Cheese Co.
Irish Organic Hot Smoked Salmon
Stores Simply Better Handmade Irish
• Liqueurs and Speciality Spirits:
• Cheese - Soft Cheese: Dunnes
Marinated with Honey, Lemon and Dill
Goats Cheese and Caramelised Red
The Dubliner Honeycomb and Caramel /
Stores Simply Better French Brie de
/ Burren Smokehouse
Onion Quiche / Zanna Cookhouse
Quintessential Brands
Meaux / Traditional Cheese Co.
• Food To Go: Lidl Meadow Fresh
• Ready Meals: Cool Beans Hot Chilli
• Spirits: The Exiles Irish Gin / Avalon
• Cheese – Speciality: Dunnes Stores
Grab ‘n’ Go Chicken, Tomato and Basil
Flavour / Cool Bean Company
Group Inc.
Gubbeen / Traditional Cheese Co.
Pasta Salad / Nature’s Best
• Ready Meals – Ethnic: SPAR Select
Whiskies: Aldi Stores Clontarf 10 Year
• Chocolate and Confectionery: The
• Free From - Baked Goods: Aldi
Chicken Karahi / Kohinoor
Old / Castle Brands Inc
Dessert Menu / Butlers Chocolates
Stores Gluten Free Wholegrain Rolls /
• Ready to Cook Meals: SuperValu
• Christmas Q – Chilled: Dunnes
Gallagher’s Bakery
Signature Tastes Tuscan Inspired