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Our Kickstart Producer Development Programme in conjunction with Bord Bia has gone from strength to strength. Running since 2017, Lidl have invested over 7 million euro in helping provide the perfect platform for Irish food Producers, giving them the chance to showcase their products in Lidl stores across the country.
Temple Bar
Gallagher’s Boxty House is a family run restaurant located in Dublin’s Temple Bar. Established in 1988 by Pádraic Óg Gallagher. "Our passion for Irish Produce drives everything we do. Hand made with fresh potatoes to an age-old recipe, our Boxty Dumplings are a unique way to bring a real taste of Ireland." Pádraic Óg Gallagher - Temple Bar
Ballinskelligs
Chocolate should be experienced, not just consumed! Cocoa Bean Chocolates is a sustainable and plant based chocolate, just a little more! made in Ireland by Irish chocolatiers. This is a medium dark chocolate, with a bitter sweet bite and unique flavours that will have you wanting just a little more. Darren O'Connor - Ballinskelligs
Caherrush
Wild Irish Seaweeds have been harvesting wild organic seaweed from the west of Ireland for over 100 years. All our seaweed is harvested from the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of County Clare. “We have kept the same hand harvesting techniques handed down over 4 generations in order to produce the highest quality seaweeds available on the world market today.” Evan Talty - Caherrush
It's all about finding delicious, exciting new products to add to our range and for you to bring to your table. It's all about the product, we choose only the best suppliers, because quality is everything. Find below some of our success stories from the past two years of Kickstart at Lidl.
Fiona and Gilmar are co-founders of Fused and are passionate about creating authentic Asian sauces using quality ingredients. They have a unique range of award winning sauces including a range of flavoured soy sauces with no added sugar, and stir-fry sauces. Fused Glorious Ginger was awarded best sauce in Ireland at IQFA 2017 with Cheeky Chilli the highly commended runner up. Fused Teriyaki received a Great Taste Award in 2019 after just launching in late 2018.
Ballyhoura Apple Farm are located in ancient Kilfinane at the foothills of the Ballyhoura Mountains in south east county Limerick. Their extensive orchard provides the raw mterials for their great range of apple based products, from organic cider vinegars to flavour packed fruit juices.
“Bord Bia is delighted to play our role in Lidl Kickstart. The programme offers a great opportunity for Irish suppliers to establish a presence in Lidl stores nationwide with Bord Bia providing training and mentoring to participants to help equip them with the skills required to succeed.”
Padraig Brennan, Director Meat, Food & Beverage, Bord Bia
All selected suppliers will be invited to attend two free, comprehensive seminars covering quality control, packaging, marketing & PR building as well as other important aspects of business development.
