Please find the All Year Round categories listed below. Please note that categories have been grouped by A-Z.Category definitions have been provided to help you select the right place for your product to be entered.
To enter, click on the category that is the best fit for your product and you will be taken to the online entry form. You will be able to enter multiple categories within one entry. We have created a helpful step by step guide to entering which can be downloaded using the button below.
Entries close at midnight on Friday 2 May 2025
Entry fee per product: €359 Early Bird / €379 normal price
Small producer entry fee (for businesses with fewer than 10 staff and annual sales under €1 million): €89+VAT.
Follow the link below to request your Small Producer discount promo code.
(All Year Round) Bread
Inclusive of all bread products whether they are ambient, chilled or frozen
(All Year Round) Breakfast Products
Inclusive of all breakfast products whether they are ambient, chilled or frozen, covering cereals as well as pastries
(All Year Round) Beverages
Inclusive of all hot and cold drinks
(All Year Round) Biscuits
Categories include sweet and savoury biscuits
(All Year Round) Cakes
Inclusive of all cakes whether they are ambient, chilled or frozen.
(All Year Round) Cheese
Includes all cheese products: Irish; Continental; hard and soft; goats, sheep etc
(All Year Round) Chocolate and Confectionery
Chocolate bars, boxes, sharing bags e.g. fudge, tablets, truffles, seasonal (excludes Christmas), sweets, nougat, marshmallowsDropdown Options:
- Bars (includes sharing bars and individual)
- Boxes and Gifted
- Sharing Bags (anything that comes in a sharing bag)
- Confectionery (fudge, nougat, sweets)
(All Year Round) Condiments
Anything you add to your meal after preparation to enhance the flavour, i.e. mayonnaise, brown sauce, mustard, ketchup, mint sauce, cranberry jelly, balsamic glaze etc. Excludes Oils, Vinegars and Dressings see ‘Oils, Vinegars and Dressing’(All Year Round) Cooking Sauces
Includes marinades, pastes, stock – any Back of House/part prepared recipes including ethnic, healthier or innovative
(All Year Round) Dairy
Includes butters and spreads, milk, cream, yogurt of all portion sizes. Excludes Cheese. For cheese see ‘cheese’
(All Year Round) Deli
Products that are sold on the delicatessen counter or shelves
(All Year Round) Desserts and Puddings
Sweet pudding or desserts, whether stored ambient, chilled or frozen e.g. cheesecakes, tarts, crumbles, pies, sponges. Includes individual desserts i.e. mousses, crème caramel etc. Excludes Ice Cream and Lollies, see ‘Ice Cream and Lollies’(All Year Round) Eggs
EGGSInclusive of all unprepared eggs e.g. chicken, duck, quail, and varieties e.g. blue, brown(All Year Round) Enhanced/Fortified Foods
Any product enhanced with additional nutrients or proteins, Including protein shakes, powders, or bars; fortified breads. Also includes functional foods with added ingredients such as collagen, sea moss and hyaluronic acid, for example.
(All Year Round) Fermented and Pickled Foods
Any food which has been pickled or fermented and aimed at improving gut health i.e. kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, miso, natto & tempeh etc.
(All Year Round) Fish
Including fresh fillets; prepared fish e.g. breaded fish, fishcakes; shellfish and smoked fish
(All Year Round) Food To Go
Pre-prepared, ready to heat/eat hot food products inclusive of sandwiches, salads, wraps and sushi etc.
- Salads
- Sandwiches and Wraps
- Sushi
- Hot & Heat to Eat
(All Year Round) Free From Allergens
Any ambient, chilled, frozen, and bakery products aimed at the allergen free market- this includes dairy free and items such as biscuits, cakes, meat, fish, and desserts.
- Sweet
- Savoury
(All Year Round) Free From Gluten
Ambient, Chilled, Frozen and bakery products aimed at the gluten free market.
- Biscuits and cakes
- Breads and Pasta
- Meat and Fish
- Other
(All Year Round) Fresh Produce
Inclusive of prepared or unprepared fruit, salad and vegetables e.g. pre-cut fruit pots, whole fruits, stir fry kits, vegetable roasting trays, whole vegetables, salad bags, coleslaw, potato salad etc
(All Year Round) Honey
Inclusive of all honeys
(Drinks) Hot Beverages
Includes coffee (ground, beans, instant and pots) Tea (black, white, herbal, fruit, infusions) and hot chocolate and malted drinks etc.(All Year Round) Ice Cream and Lollies
Any ice cream product including individual hand-held lollies, tubs and pots, frozen yogurt, sorbet.
(All Year Round) Meal Accompaniments
Any prepared or unprepared accompaniments to a meal e.g. boxty, stuffing, bacon and cabbage, gratins, chips, whether ambient, chilled or frozen. Excludes Christmas, see ‘Christmas’(All Year Round) Meat
Includes both chilled and frozen, and roast-in-the-bag. Products can include sauces, garnish, crumb, and can be plain or stuffed. Excludes Christmas meat. For Christmas meat, see ‘Christmas’
(All Year Round) Oils, Vinegars and Dressings
Inclusive of all oils, vinegars and dressing used in cooking or to add to a meal, e.g. balsamic vinegar, rapeseed oil, salad dressing. Excludes condiments, see ‘condiments’(All Year Round) Pasta, Rice and Grains
Pasta, rice, grains or noodles, can be fresh, dried or frozen, with or without filling; rice; grains and pulses of any variety or flavour e.g. couscous, pearl barley. If the product is prepared with other ingredients such as beef mince to form a lasagne, please see Ready Meals.
(All Year Round) Preserves
All sweet preserves, conserves, marmalades, jellies or jams(All Year Round) Pizzas
Pizza with any type of toppings, including chilled and frozen.
(All Year Round) Seasonal Occasions
Seasonal Occasions: Any products targeting specific festivities of the year such as Easter, St Patrick's Day, Halloween e.g. hot cross buns, barmbrack etc (excludes Christmas, see Christmas categories)
(All Year Round) Snacks
Sweet and Savoury food designed for snacking includes crisps, nuts, popcorn, jerky, bars. Does not include Chocolate or confectionery, see Chocolate and Confectionery category.
(All Year Round) Soft Drinks
Includes all juices, smoothies, cold pressed, carbonates, waters, cordials, milkshakes, whether sparkling, still or flavoured. Also includes sparkling teas.
(All Year Round) Soups
Including ambient, tinned, and chilled soups.
- Ambient (tinned) Soup
- Chilled Soup
(All Year Round) Store Cupboard
Items typically found in store cupboard used to create, enhance or accompany a dish including home baking, cooking ingredients like stock, herbs and spices and passata.
(All Year Round) Sweet Spreads
Any sweet spreads excluding preserves or honey e.g. chocolate spread, maple syrup, nut butters- Honey
- Jam and Marmalade
- Nut Butters
- Sweet Spreads (Chocolate spread, caramel spread etc)
- Syrups
(All Year Round) Vegan and Vegetarian
Products specifically created for a vegetarian or vegan diet