Northern Irish food companies shortlisted for Belfast Telegraph Business Awards.
Food companies feature in the shortlist of 50 for this year's Belfast Telegraph Business Awards.
In the running for major awards are Mash Direct, Northern Ireland's award winning producer of potato and vegetable sides and convenience foods, which is based on the family farm at Comber in county Down, Copeland Gin, a Saintfield, county Down based producer of fruit infused gins, arc-net, a pioneer of blockchain technology in Belfast, Gareth Chambers, the managing director of sandwich producer Around Noon.
Northway Mushrooms of Craigavon, county Armagh, one of Northern Ireland's leading processors of mushrooms in also featured in the Excellence in Innovation category. And Northern Ireland's biggest food wholesaler, Henderson Group, is also prominent.
The awards, chosen by a panel of expert judges, will be announced on 26th April at a gala dinner.
The group of 50 businesses is a wide-ranging reflection of how the local economy is developing. It includes large, small, and very small enterprises across most categories.
The categories include one focusing on a retail outlet with the marketing and management skills which make it stand out in a very competitive world.
Food companies and individuals on Belfast Telegraph Business Awards shortlist
Excellence in Marketing
Eurospar NI/Henderson Group
Mash Direct
Excellence in the Development of Management & Leadership
Henderson Foodservice
Excellence in Innovation
Northway Mushrooms
Best Use of Digital and/or Social Media
Eurospar NI/Henderson Group
Galgorm Resort & Spa
Young Business Person of the Year
Gareth Chambers - Around Noon
Gareth Irvine - Copeland Spirits
Retailer of the Year
Cordners Spar Comber Road
Eurospar Knockchree
McBride Retail Group
Spar Madigans Court
Warden Bros Ltd
Emerging Business/Start-up of the Year
Arc-net
Copeland Spirits
Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
Henderson Wholesale Ltd
Lidl NI