Great Taste awards for Quails Fine Foods

Matching last year’s success, Quails Fine Foods in Banbridge were again awarded a superb seven stars in total.

Quails Fine Foods picked up two stars for their 28 Day Himalayan Salt Aged Beef Cheek; their Homemade Gourmet Steak Burger; and their Himalayan Salt Aged Steak Burger.

The business was also awarded one star for their 28 Day Himalayan Salt Aged King Steak.

The company has been in business for over 100 years and has evolved from a small butcher’s shop to a modern day food hall and delicatessen.

Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Julie Flaherty, congratulated the winners, “Congratulations to all the Great Taste award winners!

“Food Heartland producers have again triumphed at this year’s awards, winning more stars this year than ever before, demonstrating the strength of our food and drink offer in this borough.”

Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers.

It has been described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world and the ‘epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize’.

In 2018 over 500 judges, including food critics, chefs, restaurateurs, cooks, producers and a host of food writers, journalists and social media influencers, came together from all corners of the food world to blind-taste each product.

Winning is important to the producers as it differentiates their products from the norm and means customers have a guarantee that products have a reliable seal of approval based on great taste and not marketing.

The supreme champion, a title which has been claimed by Irish food producers for each of the past three years, will be announced next month.