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www.midlandsireland.ie Regional Food Producers Directory 2016 MIDLANDSIRELAND.IE REGIONAL FOOD PRODUCERS DIRECTORY, 2016 The Regional Producers Directory is produced under the MidlandsIreland.ie brand. This publication is a joint agency initiative between the Local Authorities of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath, LEOs of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath, Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland & Fáilte Ireland. CONTENT CATEGORIES: The MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Producers Directory is an easy to use publication with contact information and details for quality food producers in the Midland Region. Producers are listed under separate categories according to their principle type of food produce. Bakery ................................................................................................. 3 Beverages .........................................................................................15 Catering/Cookery Schools/Training ................................ 29 Confectionery................................................................................35 Dairy .................................................................................................. 49 Meats ..................................................................................................53 Organic .............................................................................................67 Prepared Foods .............................................................................81 Preserves ........................................................................................ 93 Produce ......................................................................................... 103 Foreword It is an exciting time for food in Ireland, and the Midland Region is well represented, with many producers within this directory receiving awards for great food and taste from Blas na hÉireann, the Irish Food Writers’ Guild and Euro-Toques Ireland – the Irish branch of the European Community of Chefs & Cooks. Local produce continues to impact on the visitor experience as visitors seek out locally and sustainably produced foods and want to hear the story behind the food. Caring for the environment and adopting sustainably friendly production methods figure prominently in these stories. Within this directory you can discover our local foods, from whiskey to craft beer to cordials; milk, cheese, yoghurt, sorbet and ice cream, baked goods for all palates and celebrations, preserves and oils to marinade and compliment the many choices for meats and an extensive organic range. Above all, savour the food of our local producers...... MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Producers 1 AcKNOWLEDGEMENTS: COPYRIGHT: We would like to thank all those who Permission to quote excerpts or to assisted in the development of the reprint any photographs extracts from MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food this directory should be obtained directly Producers Directory. from MidlandsIreland.ie. We would also like to thank the Department of Agriculture & Food NEXT EDITION: for part funding the development of photographs and profiles under Would you like your food business to the CEDRA Agri Tourism Fund and be included in any future editions of match funding provided by the Local the MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Authorities of Laois, Longford, Offaly Producers Directory? and Westmeath. We would also like to thank Joanne Murphy Photography If you are a Midlands based food producer for photographs developed under this or supplier of local food, please contact project and to Coolanowle and Tullamore [email protected] to find out how D.E.W for images made available for use to have an entry in the next edition of in this directory. Finally, a big thank you the MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food to the LEOs of Laois, Longford, Offaly Producers Directory. and Westmeath who have supported the print of the directory. [email protected] MidlandsIreland.ie DISCLAIMER: @midlandsireland The partners, Local Authorities of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath, LEOs of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath, Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland & Fáilte Ireland shall not be liable for any damage, expense, inconvenience or loss incurred by dependence upon this information. We do not accept any responsibility for errors, omissions or misinformation regarding the directory and shall have no liability whatsoever for its content. 2 MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Producers www.midlandsireland.ie Bakery Coles Home B AKERY Bakery From Maureen’s passion and love of baking came Cole’s Home Bakery using only tried and tested recipes she gathered over the years. Her daughter Deirdre joined her bringing her own unique flair of baking to the bakery.E leven years ago Michelle joined them using her background in retail to drive sales, new products and looking after customer needs. Michelle has since taken over the reigns in 2014. Maureen and Deirdre also have completed Cake Decorating and Pastry & Breadmaking Courses in AIT Athlone in order to advance their skills. The bespoke bakery is a busy place with the day starting at 5.30am and soon the smell of fresh scones and bread fills the air. They both enjoy baking and creating birthday cakes for their customers from chocolate biscuit cake to Madeira and filled with jam, cream or buttercream. Cole’s Home Bakery’s products can be found in Super Valu Kinnegad, Marshall’s Supermarket Mullingar, Cheers Coffee Shop in Tullamore and Mullingar Hospitals to mention a few. A: Griffinstown, Kinnegad, County Westmeath N91 D953 T: 083 1431872 E: [email protected] find us on facebook 4 MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Producers Cuisine Royale B Manufacturing Ltd. AKERY Cuisine Royale Manufacturing are a global exporter of superior tasting gluten free baked goods. Founded in 2010, the Tullamore based bakery has won numerous awards, including Great Taste Awards for UK & Ireland, Best Gluten Free Bakery Range in Australia and Product of the Year in Australia and Canada. The company exports their range of gluten free bakery products to the very largest retail groups stretching from the UK, Australia, Canada and America. Tom Doyle, one of the owners of Cuisine Royale, has over 25 years global experience in the food industry including stints in the UK, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. “Our range tastes better than other gluten free products with lower fat, lower sugar and higher fibre.” The company pride themselves on their ability to produce gluten free products that taste and feel exactly like their gluten inclusive counterparts, and have excellent nutritional values. “We blend really high quality ingredients, sourced from the best producers around the world. We then use a combination of traditional baking methods and our own specially developed techniques to achieve really special results,” explains Tom. Although Tom spends more than half his time travelling internationally on business, seeing the growth in his business and the number of jobs that they have created in the Irish food industry is his favourite part of the job. A: Kilmucklin, Tullamore, County Offaly. R35 RD62 E: [email protected] W: www.promiseglutenfree.com find us on facebook @promisegf MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Producers 5 Flat Bread B AKERY Company Ltd. Having grown up in a traditional craft bakery in County Limerick, Kieran Walsh took a leap into the unknown in 2008 and, alongside his brother Sean and friend Niels Ladefoged, established The Flat Bread Company Ltd. “A flat bread is a simple bread made with flour, water and salt, then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough,” says Kieran. The Flat Bread Company produce a range of thin crust pizza bases and flour tortilla wraps, over 90 per cent of which are currently exported to the UK, EU and Middle East. Flat bread tortillas are found in Mexican and Indian cuisine and have been eaten for many centuries where they are part of a staple diet. “Having taken the inspiration of flat breads used in South America and Asia we’ve invested in the latest production technology with the simplest and purest ingredients to make great tasting products – wraps, pizzas and now cookies too,” explained Kieran. The Flat Bread Company use only traditional baking methods and this is the basis for developing long-term relationships with key customers. The company are the only bakery producing fresh flour tortillas and pizza bases in the country. “The business is growing rapidly, which is great,” notes Kieran, “all I need now is a few more hours in the day to get through it all.” A: Cloncollig Industrial Estate, Church Road, Tullamore, County Offaly. R35 YX83 T: 057 9330922 E: [email protected] W: www.simplibaked.ie 6 MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food Producers Goodness Grains B Gluten Free Bakery AKERY In 2010 a customer walked into Michael Kelleher’s family run restaurant asking if there was a gluten-free bread option to have with his soup. Although it wasn’t on the menu they listened to what he had to say and allowed him to use his own bread which he carried around in his pockets. “The following day we had gluten- free bread on our menu!” says Michael. From that point, their range of gluten-free products grew and grew, but sourcing high quality produce was proving difficult so Michael and his family began to develop them in-house. One of the very few purpose-built gluten-free bakeries operating in Ireland, Goodness Grains, was launched by Michael in 2013. “We offer coeliacs complete peace of mind in relation to issues of concern for them, i.e. traceability and