Food producers pick up Quality Food Awards

WICKLOW based Food Producers Sam’s Cookies, Miena’s Irish Handmade Nougat and Del Gusto which are part of the Dunnes Stores Simply Better Collection picked up awards at the recent Irish Quality Food Awards 2018.

Sam’s Cookies, Bray, won the Celebration Cakes Category, for their Simply Better Handmade White Chocolate & Irish Raspberry Layer Cake and a second award in the Seasonal Occasions Category for their Simply Better Handmade All Butter Simnel Cake Slices.

Glen of Imaal-based Miena’s Irish Handmade Nougat won the Christmas Confectionery Category for their Simply Better Irish Handmade Nougat with Almond & Pistachio Drizzled with Belgian Dark Chocolate and Del Gusto, Newtownmountkennedy, won the Oils and Vinegars Category for their Simply Better Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP Balsamic Vinegar of Modena.

Speaking following the Sam’s Cookies’s win, Andrew Maher, said ‘We have been working with Diarmuid and the Simply Better team for five years and our collaboration with the team has given us the opportunity to bring these Irish, handmade products which we believe have maintained their home-made look and taste to a national audience and helped us to grow our business. To be chosen this year by the IQFAs is testimony to our great team in Wicklow as well as the Simply Better team who work in partnership with us to develop our products and business.’