Gilfresh Produce Ltd was established by the Gilpin Family over 50 years ago. It is a family run company based in Loughgall, Co. Armagh in Northern Ireland. The company is dedicated to the growing, packing, processing and distribution of a wide range of core and prepared vegetables.
Gilfresh Produce grow a wide range of the highest quality vegetables on their farms covering all categories of Brassica’s, Roots, Salads and even Pumpkins.
The production facilities in Loughgall are state of the art and hold the prestigious AA BRC Accreditation and are also Organically certified. Gilfresh are always interested in hearing from new customers and can tailor what they do to suit all businesses.
As they say, the products are not just fresh, they are Gilfresh!
CRAIC Foods is a product development and niche production business, supplying foodservice, retail and online. With a strong focus on innovation, they are on a continuing quest for new flavours & textures in food, aiming to excite and inspire all who use their products.
Some of them have really hit the headlines, such as their Pickled Fruits, Miso Salted Caramels, Black Garlic and Seaweed products.
Local suppliers include James Mackle Apples, Islander Kelp and En Place Foods. Their slew of accolades includes Great Taste, Blas nah Eireann and Great British Food Awards – too many to mention by name but the standouts are the Golden Fork for Northern Ireland 2020 & Great British Food Awards Grand Champion 2021. You will find their products appearing on tables and shelves across the island of Ireland and beyond.
Jose and Lucia at L’Artisan Foods in Craigavon have opened a NEW onsite deli selling local products from other artisan producers and their own takeaway foods. It is in the same building as where they make their multi-award-winning natas, quiches and pies.
You can buy takeaway coffee, cold drinks, their special sandwiches, pies, soups, bakes. Jose says he is having great fun coming up with new dishes every week. His Brazilian-inspired Chicken Fritters would fly out the door if they could. You might have Beef and Pork Meatballs on Tomato and Red Pepper Sauce or a hearty Lentil Soup from Gran Canaria. The sandwich might have goat’s cheese, red peppers, salsa verde and baby spinach.
Other local artisan products like Ballylisk of Armagh cheese, Erne Larder, Yellow Door and Rathlin Kelp.
Don’t forget the sweet treats like Blueberry, Lemon and Thyme scones and Almond Heaven traybakes.
South-East Asian cuisine is delicious, but it takes time and knowledge to get the recipes right. That’s why we’re so happy that Karri Kitchen do the work for you. Based in Portadown, Co, Armagh.
Established in 2017 by Shera McAloran, one of her passions is cooking healthy, family-friendly food.
Together with her team they have six main dishes and they add seasonal specials too. All of their food is healthy and is perfect for those who want to eat a balanced diet.
The flavours might be South-East Asian but as with all Food NI members, they use local produce where possible. Suppliers include Lynas Foods, M&W Meats and Gilfresh Produce.
They are for sale in 19 stores across Northern Ireland with new stockists all the time. You can order online, too.
McCracken’s Real Ale is a small family run microbrewery based in Portadown, County Armagh. Ryan’s love for brewing started out like many brewers, a gift from his wife of a beer making kit. What started out as a hobby quickly turned into a passion and then a dream to open his very own brewery. Ryan learned all he could about micro-brewing before making the leap and setting up his own business. He was also following on in a tradition started out by two McCracken brothers over 100 hundred years ago – Peter and Robert who started what is now one of the biggest-selling breweries in Australia.
He and his team craft, bottle and package all the ales by hand. They use only four ingredients (water, barley, yeast and hops) and brew only in small batches resulting in quality, full-bodied ales. Their ales are all unfiltered and bottle conditioned which ensures the natural goodness and full flavours are all kept intact. They do not use any artificial preservatives or any other chemicals in their products.
They believe in using natural fresh ingredients and source many of the ingredients locally to maintain the highest quality standards and to ensure they contribute back to the local economy.
The range started with only two ales and has now grown over the last year to a selection of four.
More than 40 years ago, the Davison family grew and harvested their very first crop of Irish Bramley apples. Over the past 40 years that business has grown dramatically, remaining family owned but with the product range diversifying and the factory and site facilities expanding.
Davison’s now operate out of their own state of the art AA* BRC certified factory facilities. The product range that they manufacture on site now includes a wide variety of hot eat desserts for retail and foodservice and a range of ingredients for further manufacturing, such as jams, fruit compotes, sauces and bakery fillings.
Products within the dessert range include both family and individual portioned puddings such as Sticky Toffee Pudding, Sticky Chocolate Pudding, Bread and Butter Pudding, Creamy Rice Pudding, Fruit Based Crumbles, Jam Sponge Pudding and Syrup Sponge Pudding to name a few.
Within their range of ingredients for further manufacturing, they have a wide variety of sweet fruity jams and compotes for various uses in bakery. They include curds, sticky toffee sauces and Belgian chocolate sauce. These are used for various purposes such as a cup cake or muffin injection of strawberry jam, or a fruit pie filling.
New product development drives their growth. They are always on hand with their capable team to develop out a range of products to meet customers’ needs and requirements.
They use only the finest ingredients, including fruit grown on their own orchards, and cook all their puddings, sauces and jams in small batches to ensure they are to the highest of quality. They match the quality of a homemade product.
