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Irwin’s Bakery

Irwin’s Bakery is Northern Ireland’s largest independent plant bakery and is a family owned and run company based in Portadown, Co Armagh.

We have been baking bread for over 100 years so bread making is something we’ve grown up with and are famous for like our Irwin’s Nutty Krust Plain Loaf, Irwin’s Softee and our Muffins and Rolls range.

Irwin’s products are based on traditional Irish recipes and baking methods, including original fermentation and slow-baking processes.  Irwin’s Nutty Krust was launched in 1963 and is a firm Northern Ireland favourite. Since then, Nutty Krust has been loved by generations of families  to the present day.  Nutty Krust was given its name due to the crunchy top and bottom crust – carefully baked to give the customer the best Batch Bread in Northern Ireland. So much so that Nutty Krust was voted by the Northern Ireland public, ‘Northern Ireland’s favourite product’!

Howell’s Handmade, the cake division of Irwin’s is home of Jammy Joeys – another firm family favourite.

Brands: Irwin’s, Irwin’s Nutty Krust, Rankin Selection, Howell’s Handmade

Stockists: Across NI, ROI and GB

 

Tricycle Trading

Tricycle Trading is a contemporary take on the traditional street vending tricycles common in the 1900’s. The company, set up in April 2013, started by supplying beautiful vintage Ice Cream bicycles for weddings and event hire. However,
having seen a gap in the market for good quality street food in Northern Ireland, Tricycle Trading has developed a bespoke ‘hot food’ tricycle. What a good idea!

Using the freshest, top quality produce, all from local suppliers, fi elds and rivers, Tricycle Trading can offer a varied selection of ‘food to go’, wedding suppers etc. On the Menu: Seasonal Soups, Gourmet Glazed Bangers & Mash, Creamy Garlic Mushrooms on toast, Mini Burgers, Chorizo Sandwiches, Authentic Paella, Noodle Boxes, Cheese Fondue, Mulled Wine, Roasted Chestnuts, Hot Choc & Churros, Ice Cream Sandwiches & Cocktail Lollies, Eton Mess, Homemade Lemonade & Flavoured Popcorn….. the list goes on.

Price Range: approx. £2.00 – £6.00
Find us: Hire us to bring delicious food directly to you at a venue of your choice or on
the local market scene

The Heatherlea Bakery

You might know about the Heatherlea Bakery and Café if you frequent the seaside town of Bangor in County Down. Locals there can’t get enough of what Paul and Patricia Getty’s team take out of the ovens.

They knew it wasn’t fair to limit their bodacious bread and terrific traybakes to Bangor, so they started supplying to independent retailers. That was back in 1991. Now their customer base is as passionate about the Heatherlea products as Paul and Patricia themselves.

They never rest on their laurels. They’ve expanded their wholesale range to include breads, cakes, biscuits and traybakes. We’re talking Spelt Wheaten and Low GI Loaf But let’s not forget their range of Great Taste Award winning stuff. So if you want freshly baked yummies delivered to your business, give them a call and try the Heatherlea Experience for yourself.

Andrews Flour

They say bread is the staff of life and you can’t have bread without flour. Thank goodness then for Andrews Flour; Northern Ireland’s only independent flour milling company. Whether you’re knocking up a cake at home or churning out dozens of loaves a day in a bakery, their range won’t let you down.

They’ve been in business for nearly four centuries. That wealth of experience, knowledge of the market and a modern mill mean they’re at the top of their game.

They mill and pack two brands, Mortons and Andrews at their plant in Belfast. Andrews Flour has a three hundred year history. It’s always been milled at Percy Street.

Mortons was developed in Ballymena and has the widest distributed range.

United Irish Organics

Organic farming in Northern Ireland is perceived as something akin to the activities of Tom and Barbara of The Good Life. As a result, farmers here tend to shun anything alternative and stick to the traditional crop and cattle production. Only 0.85 per cent of land in Northern Ireland is organic.

However, with the assistance of two focused farmers and Greenmount College, farmers in Northern Ireland are following the ‘green’ revolution of organic farming. They can find out first-hand what it involves from David Laughlin and Rex Humphrey.

David was the first producer of organic milk in Northern Ireland and has gone on to help develop the organic milk market. He converted his Kilrea farm in 1999 after he spent time on farms in New Zealand. Rex , a co-pioneer, farms 560 hectares and has specialised in organic dairy, beef and cereals since 1999. With David, he formed the United Irish Organics Company. Their aim is to get more farmers opting for organic.

Certified by the Soil Association 

United Dairy Farmers

United Dairy Farmers is a dairy cooperative owned by 1,400 farmer members with an annual turnover approaching £400 million and employing around 1,200 people. The Group’s activities span the food chain – from providing farm inputs and services, to collecting and marketing almost 1 billion litres of its members’ milk per annum, manufacturing an extensive range of dairy products for the retail, food service and food ingredient sectors and distributing these to both domestic and international markets.

United Dairy Farmers is committed to adding sustainable value to its members’ milk through supply chain excellence, consumer led innovation and building strong positions in consumer and ingredients markets.

The co-operative was formed in 1995. Since then the United Group has developed its business interests through organic growth and a series of acquisitions. In 2001 the Group acquired Dale Farm Dairies, subsequently merging this business with Dromona Quality Foods to form Dale Farm Limited, which now has 7 manufacturing sites throughout the UK. An extensive capital investment programme to reduce costs and increase capacity and capability has resulted in processing facilities that are best in class.

The Group businesses include:
Dale Farm – Processes and markets a wide range of dairy products
Dale Farm Ingredients – Supplies dairy based food ingredients to domestic and international markets
Dale Farm Ice Cream – Distributes ice cream products
Dale Farm Lakeland – Manufactures and supplies consumer dairy products, including fresh milk, yogurts, desserts and cottage cheese
Rowan Glen – Manufactures and supplies a range of Scottish yogurts and dairy products.
United Dairy Farmers – Transports, tests and markets ex-farm milk;
United Tankcare – Supplies and maintains on-farm milk tanks;
Dairy Herd Management – Provides milk recording and herd management information; and
United Feeds – Manufactures and supplies animal feeds and other farm inputs.