Global gold for Hannan Meats from Northern Ireland
Hannan Meats, the multi-award winning Northern Ireland butchery
business, has won a gold medal in the inaugural World Steak
Challenge.
The company gained a prestigious gold standard award for its Glenarm
Shorthorn beef that's dry-aged in the world's biggest Himalayan
salt chamber.
Peter Hannan, managing director of Hannan Meats, commenting on the award, says: "This is a marvellous endorsement from an expert judgingpanel of the outstanding taste and texture of our Glenarm estate
shorthorn steak. We are indebted to all our suppliers who have
maintained consistently high quality products for dry-aging in our
Himalayan salt chambers.
It means that our steak is now recognised as being among the world'svery best in terms of taste and texture."
The World Steak Challenge medal is the latest in a series of major
awards for the Northern Ireland company's steak and other cuts.
These have included a cluster of UK Great Taste Awards from the
Guild of Fine Food.
Fourteen of the top beef producing nations from around the world
took part in the first ever World Steak Challenge. There were over
70 steaks from 12 different breeds.
All entrants had to submit a sirloin to be cooked and judged by a
panel assembled from around the globe comprising of industry
experts, butchers, chefs and food critics.
The challenge provides a platform for countries and steak producers to benchmark their steak production against international
competitors and use the publicity and recognition that it generates to promotetheir exports on the world stage, plus drive sales in
home markets.
It also provide an opportunity to engage with consumers to celebratethe joy and benefits of eating steak as part of a healthy balanced
diet and highlight the quality and standards of steak production
around the globe.
The World Steak Challenge awarded gold and silver standard medals
to individual products as a recognisable stamp of quality.
This challenge is the ultimate test to highlight on a global level, the quality and premium standard of steak. It seeks to secure local,national and international recognition for quality, production
methods, processing and breeding skills.
business, has won a gold medal in the inaugural World Steak
Challenge.
The company gained a prestigious gold standard award for its Glenarm
Shorthorn beef that's dry-aged in the world's biggest Himalayan
salt chamber.
Peter Hannan, managing director of Hannan Meats, commenting on the award, says: "This is a marvellous endorsement from an expert judgingpanel of the outstanding taste and texture of our Glenarm estate
shorthorn steak. We are indebted to all our suppliers who have
maintained consistently high quality products for dry-aging in our
Himalayan salt chambers.
It means that our steak is now recognised as being among the world'svery best in terms of taste and texture."
The World Steak Challenge medal is the latest in a series of major
awards for the Northern Ireland company's steak and other cuts.
These have included a cluster of UK Great Taste Awards from the
Guild of Fine Food.
Fourteen of the top beef producing nations from around the world
took part in the first ever World Steak Challenge. There were over
70 steaks from 12 different breeds.
All entrants had to submit a sirloin to be cooked and judged by a
panel assembled from around the globe comprising of industry
experts, butchers, chefs and food critics.
The challenge provides a platform for countries and steak producers to benchmark their steak production against international
competitors and use the publicity and recognition that it generates to promotetheir exports on the world stage, plus drive sales in
home markets.
It also provide an opportunity to engage with consumers to celebratethe joy and benefits of eating steak as part of a healthy balanced
diet and highlight the quality and standards of steak production
around the globe.
The World Steak Challenge awarded gold and silver standard medals
to individual products as a recognisable stamp of quality.
This challenge is the ultimate test to highlight on a global level, the quality and premium standard of steak. It seeks to secure local,national and international recognition for quality, production
methods, processing and breeding skills.