The Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards are thrilled to announce the 2024 winners in the highly anticipated Christmas categories. These awards recognise and celebrate the finest food and drink products available in Ireland, shining a spotlight on exceptional quality, taste, and craftsmanship in the industry.
This year’s awards saw an incredible lineup of festive favorites, with standout winners across several key categories:
● Best Christmas turkey of 2024: The Dunnes Stores Simply Better Heritage Bronze Butter Basted Fresh Irish Reared Turkey Breast Joint with a Wild Sage & Onion Sourdough Stuffing, from Hogan’s Farm
● Best Christmas beef of 2024: Aldi Specially Selected Irish Black Angus Fillet Barrel with a Mushroom and Madeira Sauce, ABP Cahir
● Best Christmas pork of 2024: Aldi Specially Selected Irish Three Pork Roast with Smoked Paprika Chorizo Style Stuffing and Sprig of Rosemary, ABP Cahir
● Best Christmas fish of 2024: Lidl Deluxe Salmon Sensation with Cucumber, Dill & Lemon Juice, Carr & Sons Seafood
● Best gammon of 2024: Divilly Brothers Glazed Gammon Ham
● Best pigs in blankets of 2024: James Whelan Butchers Pigs in Blankets
● Best cranberry sauce of 2024: Lidl Deluxe Cranberry Sauce with Orange, Follain
● Best Christmas pudding of 2024: Dunnes Stores Simply Better Limited Edition Hennessy Cognac Christmas Pudding, Seerys
The Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards are renowned for their rigorous judging process. Each entry undergoes tasting by a panel of esteemed food experts, including chefs, food writers, and industry professionals. The products are assessed against a rigorous ten point judging criteria.
The full list of Christmas category winners and more details about each product can be viewed on our official website: https://irish.qualityfoodawards.com/IQFDA24/en/page/2024-winners-christmas
The winners of all the other categories in this year’s Irish Qs will be officially celebrated at the upcoming Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards ceremony, hosted by the acclaimed Garron Noone. These categories are:
● All Year Round
● Drinks
● Foodservice
● Performance
This highly anticipated event will take place on Tuesday 10 September 2024 at The Round Room, The Mansion House, Dublin and will be hosted by Garron Noone. Tickets and table bookings are now available. Don’t miss your chance to join the biggest names in the Irish food and drink industry. For more information and to book your place, please visit:
https://irish.qualityfoodawards.com/IQFDA24/en/page/2024-tickets-and-table-bookings
We also have an opportunity for 1 reader of TheTaste to win 2 tickets to the awards dinner, a bar tab at the after party and an overnight stay in Dublin. Find out more here
