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Irish Quality Food And Drink Award Winners 2025

Food NI members brought home a collective clutch of awards from The Mansion
House in Dublin on 10th September at the 2025 Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards.


In Carbonated Soft Drinks, Papas Mineral Company Longbridge Drinks won Silver
for their Pink Grapefruit Soda. Their Clove Cordial (Gold) and Irish Sisters Non-
Alcoholic Fiery Ginger (Silver) made it a hat-trick.
In the Breakfast categories, White’s Oats won Gold for their Aldi Kavanagh’s Double
Oat Granola and Silver for their Aldi Kavanagh’s Organic Porridge Oats.
In Snacks, Glens of Antrim Crisps Shindigs Rockin Irish Roots- Crinkle Cut Whiskey
Smoked Bacon Potato Crisps got a Silver prize.
Dundarave won Gold in the Preserves section with their Lemon and Champagne
Marmalade. Deli Lites took a Silver with their Deli and Firey Turk Bagel and another
Silver for their Foodservice Braeburn Irish Rarebit, Pulled Ham and Mature Cheddar
Tosta.
There was a Silver award for Crawford’s Rock Seaweed Salt n Chilli Chocolate.
Clandeboye Estate won Gold in the Yogurt category with their Raspberry and White
Chocolate Greek Style Yoghurt.
In Drinks, Long Meadow Cider won Silver for their Aldi Medium Cider and Bronze for
their Cullens Apple Cider. GetEr Brewed won a Bronze prize for their Belgian Triple
Prime Time of Your Life beer and Silver for Frankie and Eileen’s Craft Gin. Woodlab
Distillery took a Silver award for their Symphonia Irish Apple Rum.
In Foodservice, Long Meadow Cider won another Gold for their Apple Cider Vinegar.
This product was also given the Foodservice Product of the Year Award. Long
Meadow also won Silver for their Pure Apple Juice. There was a Silver for Irish Black
Butter.
Emma Connelly from Glastry Farm Ice Cream was Commended in the Rising Star of
the Year Category.


Well done to all our members!