Big deal as cordial specialist celebrates 25th birthday
Handcrafted cordials from Papas Minerals in Bangor, Co Down, a specialist in
heritage soft drinks, have been listed by Dunnes Stores, Ireland’s biggest grocer.
The order from Dunnes for cordials comes as the Northern Ireland family business,
founded and owned by Wayne Adair, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its
formation. Papas Minerals is a Food NI member.
Wayne continues: “This is our biggest achievement yet—especially as we celebrate
25 years in business! To top it off, we’ve been invited by Dunnes to showcase our
award-winning cordials at the Dublin PTSB Ideal Home Exhibition in the next few
weeks, alongside other fantastic Simply Better range of premium food and drink
products.
“It’s been an incredible journey for us, and we’re so grateful for this tremendous
support from Dunnes in championing small artisan producers like ourselves.
“We’re delighted to share that three of our most popular artisan cordials are now part
of the Dunnes Stores SimplyBetter range of premium products. The three cordials
are: Ginger; Winterberry; and Clove.
“The range of our drinks under the SimplyBetter Range is now available in 88
Dunnes Food and Drink stores across the Republic of Ireland. Many are also
stocked in Northern Ireland.
“Our handcrafted cordials are made with the finest ingredients and bursting with rich
flavours,” adds Wayne, who has been one of the longest traders at St George’s
Market in Belfast. The small company also supplies cordials to other major
supermarkets and hundreds of delis across Northern Ireland.
Papas Mineral Company produces high quality drinks and cordials free from artificial
flavours, colours and sweeteners. Papas is now the market leader in Northern
Ireland and the Republic in the production of nostalgic drinks that remind customers
of their childhood.
The ever popular non-alcoholic ginger wine is made from a 100-year-old recipe. It
packs a mighty kick when paired with whiskey to make a “whiskey mac”, but it’s
equally good mixed with soda water.
