About Ireland's Quality Food & Drink Awards

Setting the benchmark for food and drink excellence

Ireland’s Quality Food & Drink Awards are the premier programme recognising excellence in food and drink products, across retail and foodservice. Celebrating outstanding products, available to purchase in Ireland, the awards honour outstanding taste, craftsmanship, innovation and product integrity across a wide range of categories. Judges assess entries on rigorous criteria that reflect consumer expectations and retail success, spotlighting products that demonstrate exceptional quality, packaging, flavour and market appeal. Winning a Quality Food & Drink Award provides brands with a trusted mark of distinction that resonates with buyers, retailers and consumers alike.

Products are judged against a rigorous 10 point criteria. Products undergo a 360 review considering all aspects a consumer might when selecting a food and drink product in store: 

1) Taste

2) Texture

3) Flavour

4) Aroma

5) Ingredients List

6) Provenance

7) Product Appearance

8) Packaging

9) Price Point/Value for Money

10) Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace