Convenient way to enjoy unique Fermanagh Black Bacon

Innovative Northern Irish butchery business O'Doherty's Fine Meat is to launch premium snack meals using its award winning Fermanagh Black Bacon.

O'Doherty's Fine Meats, based in Enniskillen in county Fermanagh, pioneered the development of the award winning bacon using unique dry-curing techniques which attracted business from retailers such as Harrods in London and international chefs. It also became a major internet success for the small butchery and resulted in orders from many parts of the world.

Managing director Pat O'Doherty, who created the secret curing technique for Fermanagh Black Bacon, is to launch pre-packaged bacon rolls which will be available with an initial choice of four sauces.

"What we are planning is a premium snack that will make Fermanagh Black Bacon more readily available and not primarily a breakfast product," he says. "The innovation will build on the existing success of Fermanagh Black Bacon and make it available to a wider range of consumers," he adds.

The family-owned and managed company has won a string of national awards for its products including UK Burger of the Year and Butcher's Shop of the Year.

O'Doherty's is among the most innovative meat businesses and has also won awards for its Fermanagh Black Corned Beef. The company gained a string of awards for its red meat products and pies. O'Doherty, in addition, is the driving force behind Ireland's only Black Pudding Festival, now in its third year.

O'Dohertys Fine Meats has been in the forefront of the meat trade in Northern Ireland for over 40 years.