ALDI is celebrating another outstanding year at the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards, having scooped an impressive 58 medals across all major food and drink categories.
This year’s awards were announced on September 10th at a ceremony held at the Mansion House in Dublin with ALDI’s prize tally including 19 Gold, 21 Silver and 18 Bronze awards across its core range. Once again, a number of ALDI’s gold medal-winning products were produced by Irish suppliers including ABP Cahir, Blackwater Distillery and Dawn Meats, illustrating ALDI’s commitment to working alongside local producers and delivering quality homegrown produce to customers.
Now in its 11th year, the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards celebrate and reward the finest food and drink products on the Irish market. Each product is subjected to a rigorous judging process and evaluated by an independent judging panel made up of experts from across the food and drink industry. Products are assessed on taste, provenance, value for money and innovation with only the best earning the gold standard of excellence.
Speaking about this year’s wins, Colin Breslin, Managing Director Buying & Services at ALDI Ireland, said: “At ALDI, we are delighted to have so many products from our range receive the seal of approval from the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards. The awards celebrate the best of Irish food and drinks and to have so many products win this year is a testament to the quality and to the impressive network of Irish producers we work with. We are proud to offer our Irish customers such a diverse range of home-grown products at great value and affordable price points.”
See below for a full list of ALDI’s award-winning products from this year’s Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards:
Category | Product | Award |
Champagne | Veuve Monsigny Champagne | Gold |
Chocolate and Confectionery | Roisin's Salted Caramel Filled Bar | Gold |
Fruit | Specially Selected Strawberries | Gold |
Gin | Boyle's Gin | Gold |
Lamb | Specially Selected Lamb Guard of Honour with Rosemary, Garlic & Sea Salt Rub | Gold |
Prepared Fish | Specially Selected Salmon Sensation | Gold |
Red Wine | Malvasia Nera Puglia | Gold |
Soft Drinks - Juice & Cold Pressed | Mango Gut Health Juice Shot | Gold |
Soft Drinks - Juice & Cold Pressed | Specially Selected Pressed Cloudy Irish Apple Juice | Gold |
Sparkling Wine | Castellore Organic Prosecco | Gold |
White Wine | Castellore Organic Pino Grigio | Gold |
Yogurt | Specially Selected Farmhouse Yogurt Lemon Curd | Gold |
Yogurt | Specially Selected Greek Style Luxury Yogurt Apple & Cinnamon | Gold |
Beef Steaks - Sirloin | Butchers Selection Sirloin Steak | Gold |
Beef Steaks - Striploin | Specially Selected Irish Black Angus Striploin Steak | Gold |
Burgers and Meatballs | Specially Selected Irish Wagyu Beef Meatballs | Gold |
Reduced Fat Meat | Butchers Selection 5% Fat Irish Beef Burgers with Chipotle Chilli Seasoning | Gold |
Store Cupboard - Baking | Jinny's Bakery Aimee's Chocolate Brownie Mix | Gold |
Store Cupboard - Baking | Jinny's Bakery Irish Stout Bread Mix | Gold |
(Christmas) Desserts and Puddings | Specially Selected Ballycastle Cheesecake | Silver |
(Christmas) Party Food | Lets Party Mini Pizzas, Crust & Crumb | Silver |
Ambient Breakfast Products | Kavanaghs Double Oat Granola | Silver |
Eggs | Healy's Farm Organic Eggs | Silver |
Loaves | Ballymore Crust Soft Batch White Bread | Silver |
Meat Puddings | Specially Selected Mini Pudding | Silver |
Preserves and Sweet Spreads | Gráinne's 3 Fruits Marmalade | Silver |
Red Wine | Château Billeron Bouquey Saint Émilion | Silver |
Red Wine | Grande Alberone Italian Zinfandel | Silver |
Red Wine | Original Series Stellenbosch | Silver |
Rosé Wine | Chiaretti di Bardolino Rosé | Silver |
Soft Drinks - Juice & Cold Pressed | Ginger Immune Support Juice Shot | Silver |
Sparkling Wine | Contevedo Cava | Silver |
Sweet Snacks | Specially Selected Extra Buttery Toffee Popcorn | Silver |
Whiskey | Ardfallen Triple Cask Whiskey | Silver |
Beef | Specially Selected Irish Black Angus Rib On the Bone | Silver |
Beef Steaks - Ribeye | Specially Selected Tipperary Dry Aged Angus Rib EyeSteak | Silver |
Beef Steaks - Other Cuts | Butchers Selection Quick Fry Steaks with Tennesse Style BBQ Glaze | Silver |
Poulty | Butchers Selection Ready To Cook Stuffed Boneless Chicken Crown Bramley Apple, Shallot & Herb Stuffing | Silver |
Poulty | Specially Selected Cook in Bag Caramelised Onion & Smoked Bacon Stuffing | Silver |
Reduced Fat Meat | Butchers Reduced Fat Meatballs with Smoked Paprika, Sundried Tomato and Chive Seasoning | Silver |
(Christmas) Pork | Specially Selected Irish Three Pork Roast with Smoked Paprika Chorizo Style Stuffing and Sprig of Rosemary | Bronze |
(Christmas) Beef | Specially Selected Irish Black Angus Fillet Barrel with a Mushroom and Madeira Sauce | Bronze |
Cider | Armagh Craft Cider | Bronze |
Cooking Sauces | Specially Selected Katsu Curry | Bronze |
Fish Fillets | Specially Selected Organic Irish Salmon Fillets with Lemon, Dill & Black Pepper | Bronze |
Low/No Alcohol | Saoirse Non-Alcoholic Spirit | Bronze |
Meat Based Items and Platters | Specially Selected Angus Topside of Beef | Bronze |
Prepared Fish | Hearty Seafood Pie | Bronze |
Prepared Meat | Ready to Cook Chicken Katsu Curry | Bronze |
Quiches, Pies and Savoury Pastries | Specially Selected Irish Beef Brisket Pie | Bronze |
Red Wine | Animus Douro | Bronze |
Red Wine | Specially Selected Bourgogne Gamay | Bronze |
Red Wine | Specially Selected Dao | Bronze |
Reduced/Low | Gráinne's Reduced Sugar Seville Orange Marmalade | Bronze |
Soft Drinks - Juice & Cold Pressed | Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice with Bits | Bronze |
Whiskey | Ardfallen Whiskey | Bronze |
Beef Steaks - Striploin | Specially Selected Tipperary Dry Aged Striploin Steaks | Bronze |
Sausages | Specially Selected Butchers Choice Irish Pork Sausages | Bronze |
All of the award winning products are available in 161 ALDI stores nationwide.
Slán go fóill.