Good Food Ireland Awards honour people and places for their commitment to using local Irish food

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:28:00 +0100

Good Food Ireland, for everyone who simply loves good local food held its annual awards ceremony in its member hotel The K-Club on Tuesday, September 22nd at 12 noon.

The lunchtime Irish artisan picnic reflected members’ continuous commitment to offering consumers a local food experience. Over 300 key representatives from the food and tourism sectors including chefs, restrauteurs, hoteliers, farmers, fishermen and food producers from the four corners of Ireland were in attendance. Guests of Honour speaking at the Awards included Trevor Sargent TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with responsibility for Food and Horticulture and key guest Ian Walker, Skipper of the Green Dragon in the Volvo Ocean Race who attendance in recognition of Good Food Ireland’s voluntary efforts in travelling all over the world during the race to feed the crew and promote Irish food tourism.

“The objectives of the awards are to highlight places committed to local Irish food so that consumers can find out and make informed choices on where to go to eat out or stay. Good Food Ireland is the only all island organisation that brings together a club of like-minded, committed people across all sectors of the hospitality and food industry” says Margaret Jeffares, Managing Director, Good Food Ireland

We would like to thank all of the Media who have been amazing in covering the awards and all of our membership activities over the past year. It is with their encouraging support and the voluntary efforts of the Good Food Ireland Membership that our organisation can grow.

Congratulations to all of you who were nominated for awards and of course to all the winners.
Visit our Awards Area to view all the nominations and winners>>>

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Good Food Ireland Awards honour people and places for their commitment to using local Irish food