Exclusive deal for Hannan Meats from top hospitality group

Northern Ireland's biggest hotel group is to source all its beef and burgers from leading local supplier Hannan Meats, a multi-award winning process of beef under the Glenarm Shorthorn brand.

Hastings, the family owned and managed hospitality group which opened the 300-bedroom Grand Central Hotel in June last year has been working with Hannan Meats, which is based at Moira in county Armagh, has been sourcing meat from the company for 20 years.

The new deal will see Hannan, a twice Great Taste supreme champion, exclusively supply all the seven Hastings Hotels in Northern Ireland with its Himalayan salt-aged beef, steaks, Sunday roasts and Glenarm Shorthorn burgers.

Howard Hastings, managing director of Hastings Hotels, says: "We are delighted to announce that we are now sourcing all of our beef exclusively from Hannan Meats.

"Food provenance is of major importance to us as a group and it is well-known that we are dedicated to supporting local producers. It is no secret that we only work with the very best local suppliers and have developed a fabulous relationship with Peter Hannan and his award-winning team over the years and have every confidence in the quality of their produce."

Peter Hannan, founder and managing director of Hannan Meats adds: "Whilst we have huge demand for our produce from the top London restaurants, we are delighted we can also showcase what we can produce in the restaurants run by Hastings Hotels.

"We have been working with Howard and his very talented chefs for many years and are delighted to have been awarded exclusivity for all his beef purchasing."