Award Winning Food and Drink from Northern Ireland at ScotHot Stand 4821
Several Northern Ireland food producers will showcase their award winning food and drink products on Stand 4821 at ScotHot, Scotland's premier showcase for Food, Drink, Hospitality & Tourism at the SEC in Glasgow from 13 - 14th March 2019.
The showcase has been organised by Invest Northern Ireland, the region's business development body. Visitors to Stand 4821 will get the chance to view a broad cross-section of products including Mash Direct's award winning range of potato, vegetable sides and convenience dishes and breaded and southern fried chicken products from Western Brand. Visitors will also be invited to sample innovative crisp brand Glens of Antrim sweet potato and thick cut crisps as well as self-seasoning snacks, Noisy Nuts.
Michelle Charrington, Invest NI's Head of Food and Drink Business Development in GB, commenting on the showcase, says: "ScotHot has long been a vitally important event for our successful food and drink producers. Our companies have an impressive track record in creating high quality and innovative products for foodservice businesses in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
"Our showcase at ScotHot provides an opportunity for existing and potential clients across Scotland seeking experienced and reliable suppliers to sample the products Northern Ireland producers have to offer and discuss how they can meet their requirements for great food with provenance as well as a track record of providing value for money and service they can count upon. It's an exhibition which usually leads good business contacts for our companies to follow up," she adds.
Michelle's colleague Drew McIvor, Head of Business Development for Food Service in GB continues "Whether you're a national catering wholesaler or an independent premium hotel operator, we are likely to have original products to help freshen up your portfolio or menu. Our showcase at ScotHot provides an opportunity for existing and potential clients seeking experienced and reliable suppliers, to sample the products Northern Ireland producers have to offer and discuss how they can meet their requirements for great food with provenance as well as a track record of providing value for money and service they can count upon."
At ScotHot, you can view the following:
A leading processor of mashed potatoes, vegetable sides and convenience dishes Mash Direct is the now the leading UK brand, offering an innovative range of high quality, convenient mashed root vegetable, potato, cabbage and other quality vegetable products with the taste and texture of good homemade food. The vegetables are grown, steam-cooked and packaged on the farm and are free from artificial additives, preservatives and colourings. They offer consumers a range of totally natural and nourishing food products that are low in salt, 100% gluten free and provide a good source of dietary fibre. Mash Direct products are supplied both chilled and frozen and are suitable for microwave or oven heating. https://www.mashdirect.com/
Part of the Mayo based family-owned Western Brand Group, one of Ireland's leading producers of primary chicken products for over 50 years, Western Brand has an impressive track record in the delivery of consistently high quality coated fresh, frozen and 'ready to eat' chicken products that offer convenience, variety, safety and value for money. http://www.westernbrandni.com
& sample the following:
Glens of Antrim Crisps grows and supply potatoes to grocery multiples including Marks & Spencers, Asda, Sainsburys and Tesco. The company has invested heavily in its growing and processing operations to ensure high quality products and complete traceability throughout the supply chain. GOA also produces their own range of crisps including Sweet Potato Crisps and Thick Cut Jacket Potato Crisps. They come in a range of flavours including Irish Whiskey, Mature Cheddar and Sweet Onion, Kickin' Chilli and Sea Salt and Cider Vinegar. https://www.goacrisps.com/
Noisy Nuts an innovative range of self-seasoning snacks, Noisy Nuts was launched in 2018 by Noel Allen. He has developed a six-strong range of 85g snack pots of peanuts which are available with different seasoning sachets. The seasonings with peanuts are: Pickled Onion, Chilli and Lime, Chilli Beef, Chocolate Orange, Thai Sweet Chilli, and Bacon and Jalapeno (RRP £3). The idea is that customers open the pack of peanuts in the pot, then the accompanying sachet of seasoning and sprinkle over the nuts, then close the top and shake the contents - quite a noisy operation, hence the name Noisy Nuts. Consumers can pour the whole seasoning sachet in and shake the pot giving a strong flavour or season as they wish to fit with their beer drinking taste. https://www.noisysnacks.com/