Two local businesses have been awarded gold stars for their quality products in this year’s UK Great Taste Awards. ABP Meats in Newry and Whitewater Brewing Company in Kilkeel were part of 46 food and drink companies in the north that were recognised for their products. ABP was awarded one star awards in three different categories for its meat, while Whitewater Brewing Company received one star awards for two different types of its ale. The Great Taste Awards organised by the UK Guiold of Fine Food is the UK’s leading food and drink event. This year the competition attracted more than 8,800 entries from companies throughout the UK and Ireland. Alistair Hamilton Invest NI Chief Executive said: “The performance of our companies both large and small across most sectors in what has become one of the most important competitions of its type in Europe is truly outstanding. “We can justifiably claim to have some of the very best food and drink products available any where in the UK and Ireland. The awards show that our companies have original and richly flavoured products that often exceed what competitors in Britain and Ireland have to offer grocery retailers and of course their discerning customers. The immensely impressive achievements in this highly regarded annual competition should inspire the award winning companies to grasp the extensive opportunity that Invest NI provides to help them grow their business by increasing sales outside Northern Ireland.
Newry Democrat
14th August 2012
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