DUBLIN FOODIES TASTE QUALITY CRAFT CAKES FROM NORTHERN IRELAND

Dublin's gourmet food retailer Donnybrook Fair is now stocking a range of cakes provided by Knotts, one of Northern Ireland's most successful craft bakeries. Based in Newtownards, County Down, Knotts, an award-winning bakery, recently launched its premium quality ???pound' cakes at Donnybrook Fair following a presentation of its products to chic supermarket's buyers. The contract is the first won by the bakery outside Northern Ireland, where it is highly regarded for its commitment to freshness and variety of pound cakes such as Lemon and Ginger, Madeira, and Lime and Coconut. Knotts's Andrew Getty describes the contract with Donnybrook Fair as ???an immensely encouraging development for the bakery from a very prestigious and respected retailer???. ???We've been seeking to increase business beyond our established markets in Northern Ireland and have been keen to find the right retailer particularly in the Republic of Ireland. ???We've taken our time to find the right partner because we wished to tie up with a retailer which recognizes and shares our dedication to quality and freshness. We have an uncompromising commitment based on using only the very best ingredients in all our products. The best ingredients produce the very best flavours. Donnybrook Fair is totally committed to products which combine quality, innovation, taste and wholesomeness.??? Established in 1979, Knotts is a family owned and managed business which has invested extensively in the development of a state-of-the-art bakery that also includes a retail outlet and restaurant. The quality of Knotts Bakery was recognized when it was named among the championship award winners in the UK Great Taste Awards 2005, organized by the Guild of Fine Foods, for its rich fruitcake. The Great Taste Awards has become the definitive standard for speciality food and drink in the UK. Knott's Bakery's success demonstrates the values embedded in the recently launched ???Northern Ireland Good Food Is In Our Nature??? campaign.