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THE SUCCESS CONTINUES AS ALDI PRODUCERS WIN 35 ACCOLADES AT THIS YEAR’S BLAS NA HÉIREANN AWARDS!
Aldi’s Irish producers win big yet again at the Irish food Oscars, with the producer Morgan’s Fish taking home the Seafood Innovation Award
Aldi and its Irish food producers continue to sweep up at national and international level, winning a total of 35 accolades at this year’s Blas na hÉireann awards – being awarded 9 gold, 13 silver and 12 bronze. There were also further celebrations with the announcement that Aldi supplier, Morgan’s Fine Fish, won the Bord Iascaigh Mhara Seafood Innovation Award for their Dublin Bay Prawns with a Garlic & Herb Butter supplied exclusively to Aldi.
Aldi’s gold medal winning products were produced by ABP Meats, Abbey Farm Foods, Carroll’s Cuisine, Connolly Meats, Donegal Rapeseed Oil, Lough Gill Brewing Co., Oakpark and Pipin Pear.
Speaking about yet another successful awards, John Curtin, Group Buying Director at Aldi Ireland said;“Quality and Irish produced food are key pillars for Aldi, and we ensure that we work closely with as many Irish producers as possible, meaning our customers can enjoy quality, Irish produce, at the very best prices. We’re over the moon to have had yet another successful year at the Blas na hÉireann awards, with our Irish suppliers once again receiving the accolades that they deserve. We always love going down to Dingle and attending the weekend in person and are already looking forward to next year when we can hopefully celebrate our successes together in person, but in the meantime, we would like to congratulate our suppliers, their teams and the Buying Teams at Aldi on their successes.”
The largest competition of its kind, the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards are recognised as an industry gold standard, with products blind tasted by a panel of expert chefs, restaurateurs, academics, and journalists for the coveted mark of Irish quality.
Aldi’s full list of 2021 Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards wins:
Appendix 1 – Aldi Ireland winners
Gold
| Category | Award | Supplier | Product |
| Bacon Rasher | Gold | Oakpark Foods | Specially Selected Unsmoked Dry Cure Streaky Rashers |
| Bacon Sweet | Gold | Connolly Meats | Specially Selected Part Boned and Roller Gammon with Fig & Christmas Spice Glaze |
| Beef – Roast | Gold | ABP Food group | Exquisite SS Dry Aged Black Angus Rib Eye Roast |
| Cured Meat & Charcuterie – Ham | Gold | Carroll Cuisine | Specially Selected Dry Cured Shaved Italian Herb Ham |
| Pork | Gold | ABP Food group | Specially Selected Irish Pork Fillet with Bacon Shallot and Parsley Stuffing wrapped in Dry Cured Pancetta |
| Marmalade | Gold | Abbey Farm Foods | Breakfast Marmalade |
| Baby Food | Gold | Pipin Pear | Mamai Italian Style Pasta |
| Oils | Gold | Donegal Rapeseed Oil | Specially Selected Cold Pressed Irish Rapeseed Oil 500ml |
| Beers ale | Gold | Lough Gill Brewing Company | On the Other side east Coast IPA |
Silver
| Category | Award | Supplier | Product |
| Beef – Ribeye | Silver | ABP Food group | Specially Selected Tipp Dry Aged Black Angus Rib- Eye Steak |
| Beef – Roast | Silver | ABP Food group | Specially Selected Irish Black Angus Centre Cut Sirloin Joint |
| Beef – Other | Silver | ABP Food group | Platinum Prime Irish Slow cooked Irish Beef Stew with Onion Gravy |
| Sausages – Flavoured | Silver | Hodgins Sausage | Specially Selected Spring Onion and cracked Black Pepper Sausages |
| Sausages – other meats | Silver | Loughnane’s of Galway | Brannans 6 Turkey Sausages |
| Bread – Packaged | Silver | O’Hara’s | Specially Selected Vienna Bread |
| Sweet Spreads | Silver | Vanilla Bean Patisserie | Passion Fruit Curd |
| Chocolate Bars | Silver | Áine’s Chocolate | Roisin’s Dark Choc Valencia Orange Handmade Bar |
| Chutney | Silver | Follain | Specially Selected Irish Chutney Tomato and Chilli Jam 300g |
| Seasoning | Silver | Funky Monkey Foods | Funky Monkey Salt & Chilli Spice Bag |
| Beers and Lagers | Silver | Pearse Lyons | Brown Bear Gluten Free |
| Ciders Medium Dry | Silver | Armagh Cider | Armagh Cider Medium |
| Ciders Medium Sweet | Silver | Armagh Cider | Armagh Cider Sweet |
Bronze
| Category | Award | Supplier | Product |
| Beef – Ribeye | Bronze | ABP Food group | Butchers Selection Irish Beef Rib Eye Steak |
| Beef – Burger style | Bronze | ABP Food group | Butchers Selection Beef Quarter Pounder with North Carolina Seasoning |
| Beef – Other | Bronze | ABP Food group | Platinum Prime Irish Slow cooked Irish Beef Massaman Curry |
| Cured Meat & Charcuterie – Ham | Bronze | Kerry Foods | SS Roast Sweet Maple Wiltshire Cure Thick Cut Carved Ham |
| Pudding – White Pudding | Bronze | Sean Loughnane | SS McCarthy’s White Pudding ring |
| Bread – Pastries | Bronze | Colgan’s Bakery | Gráinne’s Danish Pastries Raspberry |
| Cakes Choc 7 Biscuit | Bronze | Sean Stafford | Biscuit Cake |
| Chocolate Bars | Bronze | Áine’s Chocolate | 70% Dark Choc Handmade Bars |
| Ready Meals & Prepared Cold Fish | Bronze | Glorious Sushi | Tasty Fresh Sushi |
| Savoury Snacks popcorn | Bronze | CPAC Foods | SS Extra Butter Toffee Popcorn |
| Ciders Medium Dry | Bronze | Armagh Cider | Armagh Cider Dry |
| Beers and Lagers | Bronze | Pearse Lyons | Strana Pilsner |
For more inforamtion on the award-winning products available at all 148 Aldi stores nationwide, visit www.aldi.ie.
For more information, please contact the Aldi Press Office on:
T: 01 5252544 or aldi@legacycommunications.ie
