Food NI Members Succeed at Prestigious UK Quality Awards
White’s Oats in Tandragee and LoadaBalls from Belfast, both Food NI members,
have won major awards in the influential finals of the UK Quality Food Awards 2025,
the longest-running and most prestigious challenge in the nation’s buoyant food
industry.
White’s, Ireland’s largest oat miller and cereal producer, gained two silver medals in
two individual categories – Cereals and Porridge with Berry and Seed Porridge Oats
and for its Oaty Bar in Snacks.
An artisan family business, LoadaBalls won gold for its white chocolate, peanut and
cereal protein bar and bronze medals for white chocolate and caramelised biscuit
protein ball and for its white chocolate and caramel protein ball.
The company’s products feature natural ingredients such as
peanut butter, almond butter, pure honey, coconut and mixed nuts.
LoadaBalls spans three generations (John, Johnny, Curtis).
Product flavours include Biscoff, Rolo, White Biscoff, Snickers, Bounty, Reese’s
Pieces. Ferrero, Ruffles and Rocky Road. It operates online and in local markets like
St. George’s Market, as well as B2C, wholesale, coffee shops, and supermarkets.
The awards were presented at a colourful event which provided unrivalled
networking opportunities across the industry, drawing more than 350 senior leaders
shaping the UK food industry. In addition, it provided business growth opportunities
with top retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and influencers.
As well as celebrating excellence in the food industry, the gala evening showcases
the UK’s most innovative food and drink products and the people behind them.
