Margaret Brownlee has been producing marmalades and preserves for some 30 years. She makes these award-winning preserves and accompaniments by hand in Armagh- Ireland’s Orchard County.
They are made to time-honoured traditional methods and produced in small batches. Margaret is from a family of fruit growers based in County Armagh and was inspired by her father to produce products with only the finest ingredients and zero preservatives.
Flavours for Marmalades include Breakfast (3 fruit) , Seville, Traditional Whiskey and Grapefruit Lemon Ginger, preserves (jams) Rhubarb and Ginger, Raspberry , Strawberry ,Blackcurrant, Damson, Gooseberry, Plum Rhubarb and Clove
Cheese accompaniments are Damson and Gin, sour Cherry and Cranberry, Pink grapefruit with gin and chilli. Cranberry sauce plus Cranberry with Port and Orange are produced for the Christmas season albeit there is growing demand throughout the calendar year.
Local suppliers include Andrews Ingredients. The packaging is sourced from McLernons and The Packaging Centre. Various soft fruits come from local growers /suppliers and local suppliers of citrus fruit.
The range of products are sold in good food and fruit shops. They are interested in supplying all artisan shops and cafes. They are also interested in supplying good food distributors in NI and Ireland.
They do exceptional signature blends and single origin speciality coffee at this artisan roastery where every bean is carefully selected.
The roastery is set on the shores of Lough Neagh in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, overlooking Coney Island, hence the name, but they also like that “coney” is an old Irish word for “bunny”- cute!
The range includes Signature Espresso Blend in Bean and Ground, 200 hour fermented Colombian Bean and Ground, Single Origin Guatemalan Bean and Ground, Single Origin Nicaraguan Bean and Ground
They care about the environment, so all bags are 100 per cent compostable including the air vent and pack tie. The beans are ethically sourced. They also sell syrups and cookies.
For wholesale and retail enquiries, you know what to do.
Spadetown is Lurgan’s first brewery in 150 years. They expertly brew craft beers including IPA, lager, red ale and stout. The name comes from the nickname for Lurgan and the phrase “a face like a Lurgan spade”.
This gang came together in 2018 with one goal- to make those long faces short with their pleasing brews. The names alone will make you smile. I P Ahhh, Po-Faced Pilsner, Long Face Lager, Ragin’ Red Ale and Dark Cloud Stout, but these are the real deal.
This crushable craft beer comes in cans for easy recycling. The canning is done in-house.
It is also on draft at certain events and in some bars. Keep an eye on socials.
Homemade artisan jams and chutneys made in small batches are the principal products from Peggy’s Family Farm.
Local suppliers include Long Meadow for apples and apple cider vinegar. Fruit such as damsons and raspberries come from Woodview and they use their local Garden Fresh Greengrocers for vegetables.
They grow some vegetables such as heritage tomatoes, pumpkins, onions, peppers, chard, garlic, sweet potatoes and chillis. What doesn’t make it into the preserves can appear in seasonal veg boxes.
The preserves are stocked by Carnbrooke Meats, the Rosehip Café and Killeavy Castle.
You can also find them at farmers markets and events. Keep an eye on socials.
Madame Mac is such a clever name for a business specialising in authentic, luxury French macarons and macaron gateaux, don’t you think? The “madame” in question is Claudia Kingsnorth who makes everything from scratch herself in her home kitchen in Lurgan, Co. Armagh.
There are twelve different flavours in her repertoire. They can come in three different box sizes. She also supplies weddings, having baked macarons for more than 20 nuptials since Summer 2021.
Local suppliers include Andrew’s Ingredients, Cavanagh Free-Range Eggs and Johnson Brothers.
Claudia is interested in doing business with delis, hotels and restaurants.
Christine Marshall has been beekeeping since 2019. She bought her first two hives in June of that year and since then has continued to grow hive numbers with the goal of growing sustainably over the coming years. The aim is to become Northern Ireland’s largest honey provider making local honey and beeswax products available to all.
In 2022 she started selling honey-infused chocolates, honey tablet and fudge and will soon be offering honey confectionery. Local suppliers include My Own County Armagh Honey, Dolci Delizie and Granny Shaw’s Fudge. She is always looking to collaborate with other artisan producers. Their honey is in Symphonia Gin liqueur. Keep an eye on the website and Facebook for new products.
