See below for info on the upcoming National Organic awards.
Now in their third year the National Organic Awards are recognised as an important feature in the organic food and drink industry calendar. The objective of the awards is to recognise the achievements, and raise the profile, of Irish organic food and drink manufacturers. The awards were established as part of the National Organic Plan under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food and Bord Bia and last year attracted 100 entries from organic companies nationwide.
Entry forms and more info are now available for the 2009 Awards here. The categories for this year�s awards are:
Best Organic Retail Product;
Best Organic Local Product;
Best Organic Export Product;
Best Organic New Product; Best Sustainable Organic Product and
Best Overall Organic Product.
Entries must be registered as organic under EU regulations as well as being certified by Organic Trust, IOFGA or Marketecology (IMO). All products must also be manufactured in Ireland with the essential raw material sourced in Ireland. Closing date for entries is Friday August 21st.
All entries will be critiqued by an expert panel of judges including Hugo Arnold, food writer; Evan Doyle, proprietor, Brooklodge & Wells Spa; Cian Doorley, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland; Dr Oliver Moore, journalist, researcher and organic blogger and Darren Grant, proprietor, The Organic Supermarket. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Bord Bia in early September.
Media Contact:
Nicola Donnelly
Corporate Communications
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