Butter and Dairy Spreads

All dairy butter products including salted, unsalted, cultured, flavoured or specialty butters and spreadable dairy-based products including butter blends and dairy spreads.

This category is now closed

The All-Year Round categories recognise outstanding food and drink products available to Irish consumers throughout the calendar year. These product awards celebrate consistent excellence in quality and innovation in food and drink.

Judging Criteria

  • Taste
  • Texture
  • Flavour
  • Aroma
  • Ingredients List
  • Provenance
  • Product Appearance
  • Packaging
  • Price Point/Value for Money
  • Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Milk

Fresh or ambient dairy milk including whole, low-fat, flavoured or speciality milks. Excludes kefir.

This category is now closed

The All-Year Round categories recognise outstanding food and drink products available to Irish consumers throughout the calendar year. These product awards celebrate consistent excellence in quality and innovation in food and drink.

Judging Criteria

  • Taste
  • Texture
  • Flavour
  • Aroma
  • Ingredients List
  • Provenance
  • Product Appearance
  • Packaging
  • Price Point/Value for Money
  • Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Soft Cheese

Any cow’s milk cheese which is soft in texture, i.e. spreading cheeses, brie, camembert and soft cheeses

Subcategories:

  • Irish e.g. Tipperary brie
  • Continental e.g. mozzarella, camembert
This category is now closed

The All-Year Round categories recognise outstanding food and drink products available to Irish consumers throughout the calendar year. These product awards celebrate consistent excellence in quality and innovation in food and drink.

Judging Criteria

  • Taste
  • Texture
  • Flavour
  • Aroma
  • Ingredients List
  • Provenance
  • Product Appearance
  • Packaging
  • Price Point/Value for Money
  • Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Hard Cheese

Firm and hard cow’s milk cheese varieties including cheddar-style, alpine-style and aged cheeses.

Subcategories:

  • Irish e.g. cheddar, Cashel blue
  • Continental e.g. gruyere, manchego
This category is now closed

The All-Year Round categories recognise outstanding food and drink products available to Irish consumers throughout the calendar year. These product awards celebrate consistent excellence in quality and innovation in food and drink.

Judging Criteria

  • Taste
  • Texture
  • Flavour
  • Aroma
  • Ingredients List
  • Provenance
  • Product Appearance
  • Packaging
  • Price Point/Value for Money
  • Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Speciality Cheese

Any cheese made from any animal other than a cow, including buffalo, sheep and goats’ cheese, feta, halloumi etc.
This category is now closed

The All-Year Round categories recognise outstanding food and drink products available to Irish consumers throughout the calendar year. These product awards celebrate consistent excellence in quality and innovation in food and drink.

Judging Criteria

  • Taste
  • Texture
  • Flavour
  • Aroma
  • Ingredients List
  • Provenance
  • Product Appearance
  • Packaging
  • Price Point/Value for Money
  • Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Yogurt

Chilled dairy or dairy-alternative yogurt products including natural, flavoured and Greek-style. Excludes kefir.
This category is now closed

The All-Year Round categories recognise outstanding food and drink products available to Irish consumers throughout the calendar year. These product awards celebrate consistent excellence in quality and innovation in food and drink.

Judging Criteria

  • Taste
  • Texture
  • Flavour
  • Aroma
  • Ingredients List
  • Provenance
  • Product Appearance
  • Packaging
  • Price Point/Value for Money
  • Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace