Producer OF THE YEAR Awards 2025 –  sponsored by fbd Insurance

The Good Food Ireland® Producer of the Year awards recognise producers for their premium produce and commitment to sourcing local, Irish ingredients, leading the field in their production ethos, cultivation and catch practices and the top-quality produce it results in. We acknowledge producers with a focus on environmental sustainability, preservation and collaboration with the local community.

Meat Producer of The Year

WINNER Murphy’s Butchers, Co Carlow

FINALISTS:
Murphy’s Butchers, Co Carlow
Brogans Butchers, Co Meath
John Stone Beef, Co Longford
Market House Ennistymon, Co Clare
Tom Durcan Meats, Cork
Calvey’s Achill Mountain Lamb, Co Mayo
Regan Organic Farm, Co Wexford
Kelly’s of Newport, Co Mayo

Fruit And Veg Producer of The Year

WINNER Malone Fruit Farm, Co Carlow

FINALISTS:
Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms, Co Offaly
Malone Fruit Farm, Co Carlow
Ballykelly Farm, Co Wexford
The Apple Farm, Co Tipperary
Kearns Fruit Farm, Co Wexford
O’Shea Farms, Co Kilkenny

Dairy Producer of The Year

WINNER Linnalla Farm Pure Irish Ice Cream, Co Clare

FINALISTS:
Boyne Valley Farmhouse Cheese, Co Meath
Freezin Friesian, Co Waterford
Killowen Farm, Co Wexford
Glastry Farm Ice Cream, Co Down
Linnalla Pure Irish Ice Cream, Co Clare
Milleens Cheese, Co Cork
Aran Island Goat Cheese, Co Galway
O’ Shea Farms, Co Kilkenny

Fish & Seafood Producer of The Year

WINNER Connemara Smokehouse, Co Galway

FINALISTS:

Atlantis of Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford
K O’Connell Fish Merchants, Co Cork
Realt na Mara Shellfish, Co Kerry
Croagh Patrick Seafoods, Co Mayo
Ummera Smokehouse, Co Cork
Caviston’s Smoked Organic Irish Salmon, Co Dublin
Burren Smokehouse, Co Clare
Connemara Smokehouse, Co Galway

Bakery & Chocolate Producer of the Year

WINNER The Bakery Shack, Co Donegal

FINALISTS:

The Bakery Shack, Co Donegal
Chez Emily, Dublin
Barrons Bakery & Coffee House, Co Waterford
Jinny’s Bakery & Tea Rooms, Co Leitrim
Ditty’s Home Bakery, Co Derry
Wilde Irish Chocolates, Co Clare
Walsh’s Bakehouse, Co Waterford
Koko Kinsale, Co Cork

Drinks Producer of The Year

WINNER The Dew Drop Brewhouse, Co Kildare

FINALISTS:

Beara Bitters, Co Kildare
The Dew Drop Brewhouse, Co Kildare
Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur, Co Cork
Long Meadow Cider, Co Armagh
Western Herd Brewing, Co Clare
Rebel City Distillery, Co Cork
Hinch Distillery Co, Co Down
Wild Atlantic Distillery, Co Tyrone
Crolly Distillery, Co Donegal

Sweet & Savoury Producer of The Year

WINNER Irish Black Butter, Co Antrim

FINALISTS:

G’s Gourmet Jams, Co Laois
Crawford’s Rock Seaweed Salt, Co Down
Galtee Honey Farm, Co Tipperary
Irish Black Butter, Co Antrim
Janet’s Country Fayre, Co Wicklow
Wild Irish Foragers, Co Offaly
Achill Island Sea Salt, Co Mayo
The Mallow Makers, Co Down
Leahy Beekeeping, Co Galway
Keogh’s Crisps, Co Dublin