New Wicklow Food and Beverage Products now on sale in Supervalu thanks to the Food Academy Programme
Eight food and beverage producers from Co Wicklow, all Food Academy graduates, will have their products listed in Supervalu Stores in Baltinglass, Blessington, Greystones, Wicklow, Charlesland, Arklow and Bray from next Monday 21st May. Each of the eight businesses have participated in a number of workshops and mentoring sessions since September of last year as part of the Food Academy progamme. The Food Academy, which is a collaboration between the Local Enterprise Office network, Bord Bia and Supervalu works with and nurtures small businesses on their journey from start up to getting their products on Supervalu shelves.
So check out the dedicated Food Academy section in Supervalu for the best of Wicklow Produce from the following dedicated Wicklow based producers.
1) Coolattin Cheddar by Tom Burgess
Tom Burgess has been producing top quality milk from his pasture fed cows in West Wicklow for twenty years. Tom wanted to develop a product which reflected the outstanding quality of this milk. This desire led to the creation of Coolattin Cheddar - an award winning raw milk cheese made exclusively from summer milk.
The art of cheesemaking pivots around the producer’s ability to work in partnership with nature. This journey starts with the soil. Wicklow has some of the most fertile land in the world which, sustainably managed, produces lush clover rich pasture, the ideal diet for cheesemaking milk.
Once cows are milked, the milk is pumped directly into the cheese vat, where it begins its magical transformation. The traditional ‘pasture to cheddar the same day’ cheesemaking process allows Tom to capture the maximum amount of nutrients and unique taste profiles, that simply cannot be achieved when the milk has been cooled and stored prior to processing.
The alchemy of cheesemaking relies on working with microorganisms and enzymes to convert the milk into cheese. Tom maintains that “These microorganisms and enzymes are the real rock stars of cheesemaking, we merely try to guide the process to produce the optimal results. The interaction between proteins and enzymes continues as the cheese is slowly matured in carefully controlled conditions. This creates an award-winning gourmet experience of flavour, texture and aroma which develops slowly from sweet fruit, to a full nutty note.”
You can find out more about Coolattin cheddar online at the following addresses
Website: http://coolattincheddar.ie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoolattinCheddar/
Twitter:@CoolattinC
- Craft Beer from Wicklow Brewery by Leigh and Ashley Williams
Wicklow Brewery was set up in 2014 when Leigh & Ashley Williams owners of the popular Mickey Finn’s Pub in Redcross who were looking to stock a range of craft beers, which were growing in popularity, but found it difficult to find suitable suppliers. After much research, they decided to build their own Brewery in a building adjacent to Mickey Finn’s Pub and so Wicklow Brewery was born.
Four years on, Wicklow Brewery are producing a range of genuine craft beer, which is brewed and canned in the Brewery in Redcross and which has won major International Awards. The Wicklow brewery range of beer is now on tap in over 50 venues in Co Wicklow including most hotels and off licence outlets. They are also bottling product and are rolling the product nationwide and extending distribution to the retail sector via Supervalu’s Food Academy.
They use their own well water and zero chemicals to create their range which is brewed in small batches to enhance taste and character.
Further information on the Wicklow Brewery product range can be found by checking out the product online
Website : www.wicklowbrewery.ie
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wicklowbrewery
Twitter: @WicklowBrewery
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewicklowbrewery
- by Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne left Ireland with his girlfriend, Finn, in 2010 to eat their way around Asia and settle in Sydney, Australia. Both foodies, they agree the best thing about their trip was all the different flavours, tastes and textures at each meal. Melody Street Foods began in a tiny kitchen by the beach on Melody Street in Sydney, Australia, where Matt spent his spare time cooking up a storm; the result of which was unique spicy, natural, and versatile slow-cooked tomato-based sauce. Bursting with natural ingredients such as turmeric, fresh ginger, fresh chilli and cumin – Melody Sauce makes your meal sing!
Matt and Finn said goodbye to Sydney and returned to Ireland in 2016, married with two toddler boys, settling by the sea again; this time in Wicklow Town. Family, friends and anyone who tastes it just loves the very special flavour of Melody Sauce.
With the help of the learnings and mentoring provided through the SuperValu Food Academy, in 2017 Matt learned how to bottle his love for food and flavour and bring it to the supermarket shelf. He now creates handmade, slow-cooked batches of Melody Sauce and the flavoured mayonnaise, Melody Mayo, in a kitchen on Penny Lane in Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. Where possible Melody Street Foods sources ingredients from local Irish suppliers, including local fruit and vegetable shops.
Melody Street Foods’ range appeal lies not only in its taste and the goodness of its natural, fresh, locally-sourced ingredients; its versatility means it pairs well with a variety of foods and can be enjoyed at every meal.
To learn more catch up with Melody Street Foods online:
- MONT™ Pilsner Lager by Michael Cowan
MONT™ ‘The Irish Pilsner’ was launched in late 2015, after winning GOLD at the Alltech Dublin Craft Beer Cup. MONT™ was founded by ex-Red Bull marketing director Michael Cowan, as Ireland’s highest brewery, and only specialist lager brewery, based at Manor Kilbride on the edge of the Wicklow Mountains National Park. In just over two years on the market, MONT™ has won a hatful of international & domestic awards, including two World Beer Awards in 2017, as ‘Country Winner’ for its Pilsner Lager and its Brand Design. In February 2018, it was named one of Ireland’s Top 100 Hot Start-ups, by Enterprise Ireland and The Sunday Business Post.
MONT™ is positioned as ‘Ireland’s super-premium lager, taking on the big corporate imported lager brands such as Peroni and Tiger. It is stocked in many of Ireland’s leading hotel & restaurant venues, including Ballymaloe House and Dylan Hotel, and is now being exported to Europe and Asia, reinforcing their Origin Green credentials as ‘Irish Mountain Beer’.
For further information check out
Website: http://www.montbeer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MontBeer
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montbeer.ie/
Twitter: @MontBeerIE
- NutriQuick Healthy Meals by Dean Siney
NutriQuick is a food company producing health, nutritionally balanced ready meals in Blessington. Established in 2016 the company specialises in producing portion controlled nutritious and tasty meals. Promoter Dean Siney and his team share a passion for good healthy food and their goal is to improve health & wellbeing by producing convenient, healthy meals. Through 2017 and 2018, the meals have grown in popularity amongst top athletes and busy professionals and the company have expanded their distribution from their online shop to retail outlets and are now supplying Supervalu in Wicklow and beyond making it easy customers all over the country to enjoy a delicious NutriQuick Meal.
Each NutriQuick meal is cooked, portioned & packed for the customer’s convenience, saving valuable time, money and effort. Dean states: “At NutriQuick, we know the time hassle and cost of trying to prepare healthy meals daily/weekly and also the consequences if you don’t that’s why providing a quick and nutritious meal to all our customers is our goal”.
For additional information about Nutriquick products check out
Website: www.nutriquick.ie
Facebook: www.facebook.som/nutriquick
Twitter: @nutriquick
Instagram: @nutriquick
- Sukhi’s India - Indian spice mixes By Sukhvindar Kaar
After many years cooking her favourite Indian dishes for family and friends, Sukhvindar Kaur was encouraged to make her homemade Pakora and Masala spice mixes available to help others create tasty and authentic Indian dishes at home in their own kitchens. And so Sukhi’s India was born in June 2017 with the intention of sharing with the public, Indian recipes popular in India and firm favourites of Sukhi’s family. It is Sukhi’s assertion that cooking Indian food shouldn't be completed, her recipes have been passed down through generations of her family who come from the Punjab region of India and they stem from a time when the focus was on making good honest wholesome food using simple techniques and ingredients. As Sukhi says “My Indian food is simple, quick and tastes great, I hope that by using my mixes you too can enjoy creating delicious Indian food as much as I have”.
You can link up with Sukhi on social media at the addresses below
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sukhismasala
Instagram: @sukhismasala.
- Le Paysan Artisan Pâté by Thierry Peurois
Thierry Peurois grew up close to Saint-Malo in Northern France where his parents ran a traditional “Boucherie-charcuterie” business selling raw and prepared meat products. In October 1996, shortly after arriving in Ireland, the Frenchman set up Le Paysan deli and restaurant putting Greystones on the map as a foodie destination for the first time. Thierry ran the successful deli /restaurant for over a decade before branching out into a range of prepared products. Thierry’s food philosophy is simple but rooted in a strong family tradition to deliver quality freshly made produce using the best of local ingredients. Today, Thierry is using the best of Irish ingredients to produce a range of Artisan Irish, free range / local pâtés. Operating from a customised production facility in Wicklow town, Thierry is producing a scrumptious Irish Free Range chicken liver pâté and a delectable Vegetarian pâté which are now stocked in Supervalus throughout Wicklow and south Dublin.
“Our new pâtés have been extremely well received by the consumers. It is also a pleasure to reconnect with so many who have enjoyed Le Paysan products over the years” says Peurois.
You can follow the Le Paysan story on Facebook @lepaysan and on Twitter LePaysan@LePaysanWicklow
- Rohan’s Sauces by Rohan O’ Duill
Rohan’s Sauces are made by Rohan O’Duill, an Irish chef with a simple philosophy “live a balanced life, no mumbo jumbo diets, look after your body and eat good food.” These pasta sauces are packed full of healthy and hearty vegetables with a minimum amount of salt and no added sugar or any other artificial ingredients often found in other sauces. Produced in small batches in Bray, Co Wicklow, the sauces are an ideal way of ensuring that children (and adults!) get their daily vegetable intake with each jar of Rohans sauces containing 4.5 portions of vegetables.
You can find out more about Rohans Sauces on his website www.rohanssauces.ie or on instagram @Rohanssauces
Now that we have whetted your appetite stock up on all of the above at the Food Academy section of Supervalu stores in Baltinglass, Blessington, Greystones, Wicklow, Charlesland, Arklow and Bray. If you have a food business and would like to learn more about the the food Academy and other supports available from the Local Enterprise, please email Business Advisor, Annette Rowsome on arowsome@leo.wicklowcoco.ie
