Area: Derry/Londonderry

Lacpatrick Dairies NI

LacPatrick Dairies NI, from April 2019 part of the Lakeland Dairies Group, which is the largest dairy Co-operative in Northern Ireland and the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland.

Spanning more than 120 years, Lakeland Dairies is owned by the 3,200 farm families which supply some 1.85bn litres of milk to the Co-operative.

This high-quality milk is processed into more than 200 products which service customers in over 80 markets across the globe.

They identify and meet the needs of  their loyal customers with natural produce of the highest quality. The commitment to product safety and quality is confirmed by the sites holding several world-wide recognised accreditations including BRC issue 8 Grade A

Produced from their Lakeland Dairies Ballyrashane site, they supply national and international blue-chip companies with fresh milk, cream, buttermilk and cheese under their renowned Ballyrashane brand as well private label.

 

Carol’s Stock Market

Carol’s previous career was as a Stock Trader working in the financial markets, a stressful job for which you need to be healthy and in peak condition. Her success, she believes was due, in no small measure, to her passion for making natural stocks, broths and bone broths which are high in natural nutrients.

Carol’s passion for promoting a healthy lifestyle provided the motivation to launch Carol’s Stock Market, sharing her knowledge of the benefits to health and happiness of creating tasty food using a range of delicious, hand-made, all-natural stocks, broths, bone broths and gravies.

Authenticity is key to her approach. Carol takes quality, locally sourced ingredients such as all-natural beef, free-range chicken, free-range turkey, and free-range pork to make delicious bone broths and stocks. In addition, Carol’s vegetable stock and mushroom broth are instantly recognisable for their fresh, elegant, clean flavours.

Humans have been making stocks and broths for thousands of years and Carol uses traditional methods which have been handed down through the generations using natural, locally sourced ingredients which she simmers for hours to create the base for soups, gravies, stews, sauces and so much more.

Carol’s Bone-Broths are both nutrient and collagen-rich with a unique velvety texture that comes from long, slow cooking. They are the perfect foundation for healthy home-cooked meals as well as being a soothing restorative hot drink.

Carol’s Stock Market produces a range of natural, high-quality stocks and gravies which are low in sugar and salt and are naturally gluten, soy and sugar-free. They contain no additives or preservatives.

Milgro

Don’t onions just give an irreplaceable flavour to so many dishes? Bet you just couldn’t cook without them? Happily, we have a steady supply thanks to the Miller family, which has been growing and packing onions since 1989. The fertile soil on their farm in the Roe Valley at the foothills of Binevenagh Mountain on the outskirts of Limavady is perfect for growing them.

The Millers are Northern Ireland’s only commercial grower of onions and provide a constant year-round supply of onions to the major supermarkets in the region. These brown onions, red onions, garlic and shallots are packed in their purpose-built pack house under supermarket brands.

They’ve just been signed up by Tesco too. Through their Milgro brand they have developed their crispy onion range, Crispy Tobacco Onions and Crispy Chilli Onions. We can vouch for their crunch which they get using special cooking methods and a secret recipe. They’re incredibly moreish and can be eaten hot or cold.

Lough Neagh Fisherman’s Co-Operative Society

Lough Neagh is home to the largest wild eel fishery in Europe and is also home to several species of wild freshwater fish including pollan, dollaghan (Lough Neagh trout) and perch. Traditional, sustainable fishing methods are used on the lough, which have passed down through the generations. It’s about preserving a way of life, protecting the fish and safeguarding a viable commercial fishery.

Lough Neagh Eels are rightly famous. They were awarded EU Protected Name status in 2011, the first product from Northern Ireland to receive the accreditation. These tenacious creatures make their way from the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, carried over 6,000km on the Gulf Stream to the mouth of the Lower Bann, and then into Lough Neagh where they stay for 12 to 20 years before returning home to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. Lough Neagh Pollan has also been awarded EU Protected Name status in 2018, setting the lough apart as home to not one, but two high quality wild-caught fish bearing these prestigious EU accreditations.

On prearranged guided tours of the site, visitors are enthralled by the mythical tales that surround Lough Neagh, amazed at the epic migration journeys of Lough Neagh Eel and regaled by the stories of the tradition of fishing on Lough Neagh.  To book a visit, use the link https://www.loughneagheels.com/tours/

 

 

Galberts

Galberts is a well established and trusted brand across Ireland. Known for their deliciously moreish garlic bread they offer high quality and convenient solutions across a broad range of chilled categories including salads, dips & desserts.   

Also produced on site, the Fresh Food Kitchen brand offers a range of fresh, natural products, simply made that taste delicious.  Both salad and dessert products are handmade at their production facility in Derry, Londonderry to the highest standard using fresh ingredients from local farms.  

Committed to innovation, the range is continually being refreshed and updated to keep up to date with current trends, catering for both the retail and foodservice sectors.

Morelli Ice Cream

Morelli’s manufactures more than fifty flavours of ice cream, sorbet and frozen yoghurt at their production plant in Coleraine, Co. Derry. This Italian family distributes their products all over Ireland and still operate their own ice cream parlours on the beautiful North Coast.

Morelli’s ice cream is made using the unique combination of an Italian recipe and Irish dairy ingredients from the famous Ballyrashane Creamery. The best- selling flavours are Double Cream Vanilla and Honeycomb. More unusual flavours include Irish Black Butter, Caramelised Hazelnut, Rhubarb & Custard and Chocolate Caramel Gold. Morellis also makes limited edition seasonal flavours as well as a new range called Two Tone Twist which is two flavours combined in the same tub.

Still very much a family affair, it’s the fourth generation of the family now at the helm. The latest products in the range are a new Vegan and Dairy Free Ice Cream called ‘Libero’ and a new environmentally friendly edible ice cream tub called ‘Ecotub’.