Producers In Armagh, Banbridge And Craigavon Awarded Great Taste Stars

A total of 40 Great Taste stars were awarded to 30 products from 15 producers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon borough, the area known as the Food Heartland of Northern Ireland.

The products for the Food Heartland were bread, meat and cider.

Yellow Door in Portadown was awarded eight stars, and Quails Fine Foods won six stars. Armagh cider also impressed the judges with MacIvors Cider, Armagh Cider Company and Long Meadow Cider scooping six stars between them.

Lord Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Garath Keating congratulated the winners. He said: "Well done to all the Great Taste award winners! To have 40 stars awarded to products in this area is great news for the borough, and shows how deserving we are to be known as the Food Heartland of the region."

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, 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.