2021 Finalists
We are delighted to announce the 2021 Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards finalists.
Find out which products have made it through to this year's final and are in the running to win a coveted Irish Quality Food and Drink Award.
The Performance Awards and Product of the Year Awards finalists will be announced as part of the 2021 Irish Quality Food and Drink awards ceremony that will take place on Tuesday 23 November.
Register for free to attend the awards here .
Beer
Inclusive of Ales, Cider, Lager, Porters and Stouts
· Aldi Armagh Craft
Cider Sweet, Armagh Cider Company
· Aldi Brown Bear
Double IPA, Alltech Beverage Division IRE
· Aldi Brown Bear
IPL, Alltech Beverage Division IRE
· Aldi O'SHEA'S Cold
Dark Heart Stout, Carlow Brewing Company
· Lidl The Crafty
Brewing Company Irish Craft India Pale Ale, Rye River Brewing Co.
· Lidl The Crafty
Brewing Company Irish Craft Lager, Rye River Brewing Co.
· Lidl The Crafty
Brewing Company Irish Craft Pale Ale, Rye River Brewing Co.
· Lidl The Crafty
Brewing Company Irish Craft Saison, Rye River Brewing Co.
Spirits
Inclusive of Brandy and Cognac, Gin, Liqueurs, Speciality Spirits and
Fortified Wine, Whiskey and Bourbon
· 3 SQ. MILES Irish
Island Gin, Cape Clear Island Distillery
· Aldi Ardfallen Blended Irish Whiskey, Sazerac Ireland
· Aldi Boyle's Gin,
Blackwater Distillery
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Terra
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Cream Liqueur, Terra
· Lidl Dundalgan Reserve Blend Charred Cask Irish Whiskey,
West Cork Distillers
· Lidl Majestat Brandy X.O., Bimmerle
· Lidl Wild Burrow
Irish Gin, West Cork Distillers
Wine
Inclusive of Red Wine up to €12, Rosé Wine, Sparkling Wine, White Wine
up to €12
· Lidl Cepa Lebrel Rioja DOCa Reserva, Solis Avantis
· Lidl Corte alle Mura Chianti
DOCG Reserva, Niederrhein Gold
· Lidl Hachón Ribera del Duero DO Reserva,
Solis Avantis
· Lidl IGP Pinot Noir
Rosé, Grandsvins Selection
· Lidl Macon Villages
AOP Blanc, Grandsvins Selection
· Lidl Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore, La
Marca Vini e Spum
· Lidl Winemaker's Selection
Australian Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, Niederrhein Gold
· Lidl Winemaker's
Selection Australian Premium Chardonnay Limestone Coast, Niederrhein Gold
· Lidl Winemaker's
Selection Australian Premium Shiraz Barossa Valley, Niederrhein Gold
· Lidl Winemaker's
Selection New Zealand Pinot Gris Gisborne, Niederrhein Gold
· Lidl Winemaker's
Selection South African Fairtrade Premium Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape,
Niederrhein Gold
Food Service
Inclusive of Foodservice BOH Dry Goods/ Ingredients, Foodservice Bread
and Morning Goods, Foodservice Food to Go, Foodservice Meat
·
Brady Family Cooked Hot Carvery Ham Joint, O'Brien Fine Foods
·
Irish Hereford Prime Tomahawk Steak, ABP Foodgroup
·
Meade Farm Potato Starch, Meade Farm Group
·
Pulled Ham Hock and Whole Grain Mustard Tosta,
Deli Lites
·
TDA Dry Aged Striploin Steak, ABP Foodgroup
·
Triple Pain au Chocolate, Délifrance
Bread and Bakery
Inclusive of Breads – Speciality, Cakes, Loaves, Wheaten and Soda,
Seasonal Occasions
· Aldi Specially
Selected Atlantic Wheaten, O'Donnells Bakery
· Aldi Specially
Selected Lemon Split Cake, O'Haras
· Cuisine de
France Parisien Baguette, Aryzta Food
Solutions
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Irish Made Belgian Dark Chocolate & Orange Hot Cross Buns,
McCloskey's Bakery
· Lidl Brioche Burger
Buns, Cloghlans Bakery
· Lidl Deluxe Salted
Caramel Cake, Seerys
· Sodalicious Rosemary & Olive Oil
· The Breadski Brothers Spelt Sourdough Cob, MMM Family
Bakery
Breakfast Products
Inclusive of Ambient Breakfast Products and Breakfast Baked Goods
· Dromod Boxty Pancakes
· Lidl Deluxe Organic
Wafer Oats, Whites
· Lidl Deluxe Super
Berry Granola, Pioneer
· Lidl Deluxe Super
Nutty Granola, Pioneer
Biscuits and Snacks
Inclusive of Biscuits – Sweet, Snacks – Savoury, Snacks - Sweet
· Aldi Chocolate
Enrobed Cookies, East Coast Bakehouse
· Aldi Specially
Selected Popcorn Extra Buttery Toffee, East Coast Bakehouse
· Keoghs Butter and
Sea Salt Popcorn
Dairy and Eggs
Inclusive of Creams and Custards, Eggs, Milk, Yogurt
· Aldi Sour Cream
200ML Full Fat, Green Pastures
· Aldi Specially
Selected Corn Fed with Omega 3 Eggs, 6 Pack, Connolly Organic Eggs
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Irish Made Vanilla Bean Custard, Spice O
Life
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Irish Triple Berry Glass Jar Yogurt, Killowen Farm
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Whole Organic Jersey Milk, The Village Dairy
· Lidl 6 Corn Fed Free Range Eggs Omega 3 Enriched, Connolly
Organic Eggs
· Lidl 6 Jumbo Free Range Eggs, Belview Eggs
· Lidl Irish Premium
Canadian Blueberry, Irish Yogurts
· Lidl Irish Premium
Champagne Rhubarb Yogurt, Irish Yogurts
· Lidl Mango & Passionfruit
Yogurt in Glass Jar, Glenilen Farm
Butters and Spreads
· Connacht Gold
Creamery Butter, Aurivo Consumer Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Cracked
Peppercorn Butter, VOA Foods
· Lidl Sundried
Tomato Pesto Butter, VOA Foods
· North Cork Pure
Irish Creamery Butter, North Cork Creameries
Cheese
Inclusive of Irish Hard Cheese, Irish Soft Cheese, Speciality Cheese
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better West Cork Co-Op Vintage Drinagh Cheddar, Bandon Vale Cheese
· Killowen Farm Cream
Cheese Natural - Rich & Creamy
· Lidl Cashel Blue,
Traditional Cheese
· Lidl Cooleeney Camembert, Traditional Cheese
Beverages
Inclusive of Good Choice Beverages, Hot Beverages, Juices and
Smoothies, Presse and Cordials
· Aldi Mc Grath's Fairtrade Reserve, Bewley's
· Aldi ProKulture Organic Kombucha, Kildare Brewing Co
· Aldi Specially
Selected Apple Juice, P Mulrine's &
Sons
· Aldi Specially
Selected Orange Juice, Sunshine Juices
· Aldi Specially
Selected Single Origin Roast & Ground Coffee, Bewley's
· Carters Real
Lemonade
· Feighery's Farm Irish Beetroot Juice
· Keeling's Orange
Juice
· Lidl Deluxe Orange
Juice with Bits, Sunmagic
· Lidl Deluxe Pressed
Irish Apple Juice, Mulrines
· Lidl Mango,
Passionfruit and Orange Smoothie, Fruity Line
· Lidl Sparkling
Italian Apple Pressé, Glenpatrick Spring
Water
· Lidl Sparkling
Sicilian Lemonade, Glenpatrick Spring Water
· Niks Tea Coconut Almond Rooibos
· Niks Tea Organic Green Tea
· Slow Bró, BR038
Preserves
· Blackwater Honey -
Blossom Honey
· Blackwater Honey -
Heather Honey
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Handmade Irish Mixed Berry Preserve, Wexford Home Preserves
· Lidl
Breakfast Marmalade , Abbey Farm
Foods
· Lidl Raw Honeycomb,
Healy's Honey
· Lidl Strawberry
Preserve, Abbey Farm Foods
· Wexford Home
Preserves Handmade Seville Marmalade
· Wexford Home
Preserves Irish Raspberry Jam
· Wexford Home
Preserves Wexford Blackcurrant Jam
Relishes and Chutneys
· Aldi Specially
Selected Jalapeno Pepper Irish Relish, Follain Teoranta
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Handmade Irish Caramelised Red Onion Relish, Wexford Home
Preserves
·
Lidl Apple & Fig Relish, Folláin
· Lidl Irish Country
Tomato Relish, The Scullery
· YR Habanero Spicy
Relish
Store Cupboard Items
· Aldi Specially
Selected Himalayan Pink Salt, Drgheria E Alimentari
· Balsamic Sugar,
Burren Balsamics
· Fused Chopped
Garlic, Fused by Fiona Uyema
·
Fused Japanese Style White Miso Paste, Fused
by Fiona Uyema
Condiments
· Drummond House
Irish Garlic Scape Sauce & Dip
· Sage Ranch
Cooking Sauces
· Aldi Specially
Selected Sundried Tomato Irish Pasta Sauce, Blenders
· Aldi Specially
Selected Tikka Masala Curry Sauce, AB World Foods
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Italian Red Pepper & Ricotta Pasta Sauce, Taste With Gusto Import
· Fused Katsu Curry
Stir Fry Sauce, Fused by Fiona Uyema
· Lidl Irish Tomato
& Chilli Pasta Sauce, Blenders
Oils, Vinegars and Dressings
· Burren Balsamics, Blackberry and Thyme Infused Balsamic
Vinegar
· Donegal Rapeseed
Oil Classic
· Lidl Irish Rapeseed
Oil, Donegal Rapeseed Oil
Soups
· Lidl Deluxe
Chickpea & Coconut Soup, Galmere
· Lidl Deluxe Sweet
Potato & Chicken Soup, Glanbia
· Lidl Deluxe Tomato
& Basil Soup, Glanbia
· Lidl Deluxe Wild
Mushroom Soup, Galmere
Free From
Inclusive of Good Choice Free From Allergens
– Savoury, Good Choice Free From Allergens – Sweet, Good Choice Free From
Gluten - Biscuits and Cakes and Good Choice Free From Gluten - Meats and Fish
· Aldi Specially
Selected Dry Aged Tipperary Black Angus Rib Steak Burgers with Beechwood Dry
Cured Bacon Medallion and a Smoke House Cheese Melt, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Sweet Potato
Pakora 200g, Gosh!
· Green Farm Cooked
Chicken Breast Fillets with a Garlic and Chilli Seasoning, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Green Farm Sliced
Cajun Chicken Breast, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Gluten
Free Luxury Cookies - Triple Chocolate, Northumbrian
· Lidl Deluxe Gluten
Free Luxury Cookies - White Chocolate & Cranberry, Northumbrian
· Lidl Just Free
Gluten Free White Pudding Traditional Style, Sean Loughnanes
· Nobó Passion Fruit and Mango Frozen Goodness
· Nobó Smooth and Creamy Choc
Snacks
Inclusive of Good Choice Snacks – Savoury and Good Choice Snacks - Sweet
· Gourmet Crunch Thai
Sweet Chilli 5 x18g Multipack, Golden Popcorn
· Green Fingers
Family Berry Bliss Raspberry Granola
Ready Meals
· Carlos Mexican Bean
Enchiladas, Deli Lites
· Homebird Cooked
Irish Chicken Wings with a Rich, Hot & Smoky Sauce, O'Brien Fine
Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Beef
Ragu, Daily Bake
· Lidl Deluxe Chicken
& Mushroom Risotto, Daily Bake
· Lidl Deluxe Ham
& Mushroom Tagliatelle, Aveo
Quiches, Pies and Pasties
· Lidl Deluxe Maple
Cured Bacon and Gruyere Cheese Quiche, McColgan's
· Mallon's 8 Luxury
Mini Irish Pork Sausage Rolls, Arthur Mallon Foods
Pasta and Pizza
Inclusive of Pasta, Rice and Grains and Pizzas
· Aldi Specially
Selected Chicken Pesto Pizza on a Sourdough Base, Freshways Food
Co
· Aldi Specially
Selected Italian Pasta – Spaghetti, Horst Heier
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Italian Egg Bronze Die Pappardelle, Taste With Gusto
Import
· Lidl Deluxe Tomato
& Mozzarella Sourdough Pizza, Crust & Crumb
· Lidl Sourdough
Pizza Half & Half - Goat's Cheese, Onion & Spinach / 'Nduja, Picante
Salami, Red Peppers, Crust & Crumb
· Pizzado, Choice Pizza
Meal Accompaniments
· Aldi Bulgur Wheat,
Irish Spinach & Roast Veg Salad, Natures Best
· Aldi Specially
Selected Cranberry, Apricot & Orange Stuffing, TS Foods
· Aldi Specially
Selected Smoked Bacon & Butter Leek Stuffing, TS Foods
· Dromod Boxty
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Irish Garlic Roasting Potatoes, Wonderfoods
· Fresh Chunky Chips
- Meade Farm, Meade Potato Company
· Mash Direct Carrot
& Parsnip Mash
· Meade Fresh Skinny
Chips, Meade Farm Group
· Milgro's Flame Grilled Steak Flavour Crispy Onions
· Milgro's Original Flavour Crispy Onions
Food to Go
· Applegreen Salt and Chilli Chicken Wrap, Deli Lites
· Lidl Rice &
Quinoa Salad with Chilli Coriander Dressing, Nature's Best
Deli Goods
Inclusive of Meat Antipasti and Sliced Meats and Vegetable Antipasti
· Aldi Deli Express
Honey Ham Thick Cut Cooked On The Bone,
Carroll Cuisine
· Aldi Specially
Selected Colossal Greek Olives – H M Weihs
· Aldi Specially
Selected Roast Sweet Maple Wiltshire Cure Thick Cut Carved Ham, Kerry Foods
· Brady Family At the Delicatessan Crumbed
Irish Ham, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Brady Family Irish
Angus Cured Beef, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Brady Family,
Master Butcher 7 Day Dry Aged Glazed Ham, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Homebird Irish
Roast Turkey Slices, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Baked
Irish Topside Ham Slices Honey & Orange, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Butcher
Style Irish Wiltshire Cured Crumbed Ham, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Butcher
Style Irish Wiltshire Cured Smoked Ham, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Carved
Topside Ham, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Angus Carved Topside Beef, O'Brien Fine Foods
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Angus Carved Topside Beef with a Garlic and Herb Seasoning, Glen Aine
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Roast Chicken Breast, O'Brien Fine Foods
Children's Food
·
Aldi Mamia Chicken & Veg Hot
Pot, Fitzeally Foods
·
Superstar Pasta, Fitzeally Foods
·
Tutti Fruity Chicken Curry, Fitzeally Foods
Crisps
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Hand Cooked Clogherhead Sea
Salt & White Wine Vinegar Crisps, Glens of Antrim Potatoes
· Glens of Antrim
Crisps, Sweet Sriracha Chilli
· Keoghs Crinkle Cut
Atlantic Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar
· Keoghs Mature Irish
Cheese & Onion
· O'Donnells Irish Cider Vinegar & Sea Salt Crisps
· O'Donnells FURROWS Crinkle Cut Irish Cider vinegar & Sea Salt Crisps
· O'Donnells FURROWS Crinkle Cut Mature Cheese & Red Onion Crisps
· O'Donnells Irish Sea Salt Crisps
· O'Donnells Mature Irish Cheese & Red Onion Crisps
Chocolate and Confectionery
· Aldi Valencia
Orange Dark Chocolate Bar, Aines Chocolates
· Food of the Gods -
Chocolate, Gra agus Solas
· Lidl Chocolate Bar
32%, Ludwig Weinrich
· Lidl Single Origin
Chocolate, JR Die Schokolade
Desserts and Puddings
Inclusive of Desserts and Puddings – Fresh and Desserts and Puddings -
Frozen
· Aldi Specially
Selected Belgian Chocolate Cheesecake, Prestige
· Lidl Deluxe
Raspberry Hazelnut Roulade, Fuscos
· Lidl Deluxe Sticky
Toffee, Hain Daniels
Fish and Shellfish
Inclusive of Fish – Prepared, Fresh Fish, Seafood and Shellfish
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Succulent Garlic & Herb Black Tiger Prawns, Keohane Seafoods
· Lidl Cod with
Ginger Chili & Lime, Keohane Seafoods
· Lidl Cod with Wild
Garlic & Pepper, Keohane Seafoods
· Lidl Marinated
Prawns with Garlic Butter, Keohane Seafoods
· Lidl Organic Irish
Salmon Fillets, Keohane Seafoods
· Lidl Salmon
Sensation, Dunn's Seafare
· Lidl Scallops with
Deluxe Black Pudding, Keohane Seafoods
Fresh Produce
Inclusive of Fruit Unprepared, Salad Prepared, Vegetables Prepared,
Vegetables Unprepared
· Aldi Specially
Selected Fiery Green Stir Fry, Willowbrook Foods
· Aldi Specially
Selected Glenselect Strawberry, IVERK
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Bramley Apple, Donnelly Fresh Foods
· Aldi Specially
Selected Wexford Strawberry, Donnelly Fresh Foods
· Keeling's Kol'or Pineapple
· Keeling's Sweet
Irish Strawberries
· Lidl Deluxe Deli
Style Coleslaw, Nature's Best
· Meade 2kg White
Potatoes (in 100% Compostable Bag)
Vegetarian/Vegan - Other Items
· Nobó Irish Salted Caramel Frozen Goodness
· Nobó Orange Choc
· Only Plant Based
Chipotle Sauce
· Only Plant Based
Ranch Sauce
· Only Plant Based
Sriracha Sauce
Vegetarian/Vegan - Main Meals
· Aldi Sweet Chilli
& Pumpkin Falafel, Gosh!
· Big Pot Vegan
Butternut Squash & Chipotle Bean
· Lidl Plant to Plate
Curried Cauliflower Vegan Burger, Sean Loughnanes
· Son's Of Butchers Cheatballs, Sean Loughnanes
Bacon
· Aldi Specially
Selected Hickory Smoked Dry Cured Streaky Rasher, Oakpark Foods
· Finnebrogue Artisan Naked Smoked Streaky Bacon
· Finnebrogue Artisan Naked Unsmoked Back Bacon
· J Crowe and Sons
Dry Cured Streaky Rashers
· Lidl Deluxe Dry
Cure Unsmoked Streaky Rasher, Oakpark Foods
· Oakpark Italian Style Pancetta
Sausages and Puddings
Inclusive of Sausages – Flavoured, Sausages – Traditional, Puddings
· Bacon, Mushroom
& Black Pudding Flavoured Pork Sausages, Barry John Sausages
· Hellbent Boerewors,
Kin & Kind
· Kearns Pork
Sausages (16's) 454g, Arthur Mallon Foods
· Lidl Deluxe
Cumberland Pork Sausages Infused with a Distinctive Spice Seasoning, Sean Loughnanes
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
White Pudding Traditional Style , Sean Loughnanes
· Lidl Deluxe Three
Chilli Pork Sausages Infused with 3 Exotic Chillies, Sean Loughnanes
· Rudd's Butcher
Style Sausage, Sean Loughnanes
Pork
· Aldi Butchers
Selection Irish Pork Fillet with Piri Piri Marinate,
ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Pork Rack with
Garlic and Herb Seasoning, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Pork Fillet with Bacon Shallot and and Parsley
Stuffing Wrapped in Dry Cured Pancetta, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Pork Fillet with Harissa, Raisin and Red Pepper Stuffing Wrapped
in Honey Glazed Dry Cured Streaky Bacon, ABP Foodgroup
· J Crowe and Sons
Easy Carve Ham Fillet
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Pork Porchetta with Lemon and Herbs, Dunbia
· Lidl Deluxe Irish
Stuffed Pork Fillet with Apple and Rosemary Stuffing, Karro Food
Game
· Lidl Confit Duck
Legs, Silver Hill Foods
· Lidl Duck Breast
with Garlic & Pepper, Silver Hill Foods
· Lidl Irish Crispy
Roast Half Duckling With Pancakes &
Hoisin Sauce, Silver Hill Foods
Poultry
· Lidl Chicken
Supreme with Garlic Butter, Carton Brothers
· Lidl 2 Part Boned
Corn Fed Chicken Breast with Tomato & Basil Stuffing, Carton Brothers
· Lidl 2 Part Boned
Corn Fed Chicken Breast with Wheaten Bread, Caramelised Plum & Ginger
Stuffing, Carton Brothers
Lamb
· Aldi Boned &
Rolled Lamb Leg - Sea Salt & Herb, Dawn Meats
· Lidl Fresh Irish
Country Wexford Guard of Honour Rack of Lamb with a Garlic and Rosemary Crumb,
Irish Country Meats
· Lidl Fresh Irish
Stuffed Carvery Lamb Leg, Irish Country Meats
Burgers and Meatballs
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Black Angus Ultimate Beef Burger with Bone Marrow, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Tipperary Black Angus Dry Aged Beef Burger, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Tipperary Black Angus Dry Aged Rib Steak Beef Burger with a Beechwood
Dry Cured Bacon Medallion and a Mozarella,
Tomato and Rocket Cheese Melt, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Dry Aged Tipperary Black Angus Rib Steak Burger with Beechwood Dry
Cured Bacon Medallion and a Smokehouse Cheese Melt, ABP Foodgroup
· Butchers Selection
Lamb Koftas, Dawn Meats
Beef Steaks - Striploin and Sirloin
Inclusive of Beef Steaks - Sirloin and Beef Steaks – Striploin
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Black Angus Striploin Steak, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Tipperary Dry Aged Angus Striploin Steak, ABP Foodgroup
· Dunnes Stores
Simply Better Irish Angus 35 Day Dry Aged Striploin Steak, Tendermeats
· Lidl 2 Irish
Sirloin Steaks 30 Days Aged, Liffey Meats
· Lidl 2 Irish
Striploin Steaks 30 Days Aged, Liffey Meats
Beef Steaks – Ribeye
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Black Angus Rib Eye Steak, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Tipperary Dry Aged Angus Rib Eye Steak, ABP Foodgroup
Beef Steaks – Fillet
· Aldi Butchers
Selection Fillet Steak, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Black Angus Fillet Steak, ABP Foodgroup
· Lidl Angus Fillet
Steaks 32 Day Aged, Liffey Meats
Beef
· Aldi Butcher's
Selection Irish Beef Striploin Joint, ABP Foodgroup
· Aldi Specially
Selected Irish Black Angus Rib on The Bone, ABP Foodgroup
· Platinum Prime
Irish Black Angus Beef Center Cut Sirloin
Joint with Garlic and Herb Butter, ABP Foodgroup