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Kearney Blue Cheese at Farmview Dairies

This little circle of cheese has an amazing story. The Kearney Cheese Company was established in 2010. The first cheese was made in a kitchen pot near Kearney Village, County Down. Inspired by the local landscape, it evokes images of the dry stone walls and old windmills around the southern tip of the Ards Peninsula. It has a rustic texture, a blue grey rind and round shape, the interior is creamy with blue streaks and splodges. The taste is creamy fresh, a little salty with a piquant blue finish.

Kearney Blue has always been made from the best quality Northern Irish pasteurised cows’ milk. Farmview Dairies supplied the milk for the first cheese and continue to do so today. They get their milk from a small number of local farms, carefully selected for the quality of their herd, the milk they produce and the skills of the farmer. Low on food miles, too!

Kearney Blue is handmade at Farmview dairies where they’ve installed a purpose built production area. They use methods learned from top artisan producers in Bavaria, the Austrian Tyrol and France. The process for making Kearney Blue has not changed since it was first produced in a kitchen pot, the only difference now is that there is more for others to enjoy.

Bella Jo Kitchen

Bella Jo all started with a family recipe for a tomato relish that the company founder Jo McGowan was making for friends and local people. They loved it and told her to sell it to the shops. Guess what? This now signature relish just fl ew off the shelves. Demand was so high that within six months, it was for sale in delis and butcher’s
shops across Ireland.

It complements everything from cheese, cold meats, BBQ’s and even spices up a plain ham sandwich and the children love it too. Deli owners asked Jo to come up with more delicious concoctions. Her playful Fig Relish just loves game. The Sweet Beetroot with Balsamic hangs out with salmon or goats cheese. As for the Peach and Ginger Chutney one, it’s a stunner with fi sh and Thai curries. The newest sibling Chilli and Mint loves scallops and prawns. Once you taste you’ll buy! Comes in 228g jars. Bella Jo is looking forward to developing and expanding its range and ultimately
distributing their products throughout the UK and beyond.

Dale Farm

Dale Farm is Northern Ireland’s largest dairy company. Part of the United Dairy Farmers Co-operative, it’s owned by the 1,300 dairy farmers who supply it with milk.

The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products. From the award winning Dromona butter and cheese, Spelga yogurts, Dale Farm Desserts and Fivemiletown speciality cheese products, the companies brands are all household brands.

The company operates from seven manufacturing sites across the Uk including its industry leading cheese and whey filtration plant in Cookstown and its milk processing dairy in Ballymena – recently upgraded with a £10million investment – Dale Farm produces a range of branded consumer products as well as supplying supermarket own-brand labels. It also operates a growing ingredients business with customers in over 45 countries.

Over the years, Dale Farm has picked up a host of awards for its products – particularly its butter and cheese. Most recently, the company picked up 13 Gold Stars at the 2015 Great Taste Awards including 3 Gold Stars for Fivemiletown Ballyoak.

Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil

Ok, so we all know olive oil is really good for you, but olives don’t exactly thrive in this climate. Worry not, the lush rapeseed fi elds of Ulster make the most versatile, delicious and nutritious oil you will ever taste. It has a healthy balance of Omega 3, 6, 9 and Vitamin E. It also has half the saturated fat of olive oil, which makes our
naturally golden oil a must-have for your kitchen, and a healthier choice for everyone.

The Kane family farm in Limavady is where Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil was unearthed. Richard and Leona are now the sixth generation farmers on the family farm that has been in the Kane family for over 100 years.

This historic piece of land is where the Broighter Hoard of treasure was found in 1896. These days their treasure is the Liquid Gold oil.

Blessed with a subtle, velvety and milder nutty flavour than other rapeseed oils, Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil is ideal for all kinds of cooking, baking, stir frying and salad dressings – it’s the perfect all-rounder. It’s no wonder our rapeseed oil is becoming the culinary choice for top chefs around the country.

 

Erin Grove Preserves

Now, here are preserves, chutneys and marmalades which taste like they should do. Jayne Paget , who has a degree in Home Economics, wanted to recreate those traditional fl avours which have been lost in so many of today’s over-processed foods.

She started up in Enniskillen in 2001 and more than 10 years later, she’s picking up awards all over the place.
She uses the time-honoured method of small batches using the finest quality ingredients sourced mainly from local producers. This means the flavour and colour just sing. There are no nasties in here- just fruit and sugar, pure and simple.

Many of their recipes have been handed down through the generations, others they have created themselves to produce a range where the favourites of yesterday blend with exciting and innovative flavours for today. Think Victoria Plum preserve, Irish Whiskey Marmalade, Sweet Chilli Jam and Mango Chutney with Chilli & Lime!

Preserved perfection!

Clements Eggs

We are a family run business which has been producing, packing and distributing fresh and tasty Free Range and fresh farm eggs direct from our farm for over 40 years.  The business was started by Billy and Georgie Clements and soon began to expand due to the demand for fresh high quality eggs in the local area.

The business is now run by their son Philip Clements Snr and his wife Linda with help form their son Philip Clements Jnr.  We now distribute throughout Northern Ireland and further afield and employ 7 members of staff to produce 300,000 eggs per week from around 50,000 hens.

Everything is carried out in house by ourselves to ensure only the finest quality reaches our customers. At Clements, we have an egg for everyone… from a discerning chef to a growing family; we have a full range of small, medium, large and extra large Free Range and fresh farm eggs in both catering and retail packs.