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Silver Hill Duck the star of the show at the Great Taste Awards
2020
Great Taste, the world’s most trusted food and drink awards and
known as the Oscars of the food industry, has announced its
stars of 2020. Out of 12,777 products sent in from 106 different
countries, Silver Hill Duck in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan has been
awarded an outstanding total of 11 Gold Stars across 7 different
products including their Whole Duck, Duck Fillets & Confit Duck
Legs.
Judged by 144 of the most discerning palates, belonging to food
critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs, buyers, retailers and
producers, as well as food writers and journalists, Great Taste is
the most coveted of all food and drink awards. As well as a
badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste
label is a signpost to an outstanding product, which has been
discovered through hours and hours of blind tasting.
Greg Devlin, Marketing Manager for
Silver Hill Duck, explains: “2020 has
been an extremely challenging year for
all food suppliers but it was certainly a
high point to have our most successful
year ever at the Great Taste Awards.
The achievement of 11 Gold Stars is
great recognition and a further
testament to our unwavering
commitment to quality. Collectively all
of our team are proud, honoured and
motivated to continue bringing the
famous
Silver Hill Duck to markets near & far
from our home in Emyvale, Co.
Monaghan.
Great Taste 2020 will reach its exciting
finale in late October, when the
Golden Fork trophy winners and the
Great Taste Supreme Champion 2020
are announced at the virtual Great
Taste Golden Fork awards event.
Silver Hill Duck leads the way sustainably as they receive
inaugural Origin Green Gold Membership.
Last Thursday November 19th, Silver Hill Duck in Emyvale, Co.
Monaghan joined 25 other leading food and drink business from
around Ireland who were awarded the prestigious title of being
an Origin Green Gold Member. The title was awarded to the
premium duck producer in recognition of their efforts to excel in
sustainable food production.
Companies eligible for Gold Membership have demonstrated an
overall exceptional performance within a given year. In the
past, all Origin Green member companies were given the
designation of being a ‘verified member’; but this is a broad
categorization in a large cohort and does not reflect the
ambition of the selected companies who are making significant
strides in their sustainability efforts.
Denise Jordon, Environmental Manager for Silver Hill Duck
stated “We are very proud of our history of sustainability and
we recognise the importance sustainability plays in our business
today and for the next generation. We take pride in the fact
that we utilise every part of the duck through our various sales
channels, including Offal, Fat, and Feathers to make Duvets and
Pillows”. Origin Green is a badge we proudly showcase
internationally. Our customers want Peking Duck that is
produced sustainably and the Origin Green Gold stamp
authenticates the great efforts at Silver Hill to consistently do
just that.
Speaking at the event itself, Tara McCarthy, Bord Bia CEO said
“Origin Green Gold Membership is about recognising those
companies who, each year, make a significant individual stride
in sustainability – who provide a best-in-class environmental
performance that deserves to be highlighted and celebrated –
and who have a story to tell that excites consumers and can
be an inspiration and role model for their peers. Silver Hill
Duck is one of these companies.”
Silver Hill currently employ 240 staff across all of their sites
and export premium duck and duck products to 24 countries in
Europe, South East Asia and the Middle East. Their exclusive
Silver Hill Duck breed is an annual award winner for its taste
and quality and last year the company also won the highly
acclaimed ‘Bord Bia Exporter Of The Year”.
Silver Hill Duck the star of the show at the Irish Quality Food
Awards
Celebrating and rewarding the finest food and drink products on
Irish shelves, Silver Hill Duck has again come up trumps at the
Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards, adding to its recent wins
from earlier this year in the Great Taste and Blas na hÉireann
Awards.
Silver Hill Duck achieved an amazing clean sweep in the Meat-
Game Category, winning gold, silver & bronze for their in
demand retail products. The awards were announced at a virtual
ceremony last week with all products going through a rigorous
judging process with a panel of 200 independent judges
evaluating each product.
The accolades didn’t stop there as the Emyvale based company
was then announced as the winner of the main award of the
night, overall Supplier of the Year. The panel of judges praised
Silver Hill Duck’s evolution within the past year and their strong
ambition for future growth despite obvious global challenges.
Silver Hill Managing Director Micheál Briody stated ‘To win
Supplier of the Year whilst navigating through Covid, Brexit,
Supply Chain Crises, Commodity Inflation and the Avian Flu
threat might be the most fulfilling award we have ever won.
Ultimately we can only be judged by our customers and Supplier
of the Year is a true reflection and a fitting testimonial to the
brilliant work being done every day by all of our team at Silver
Hill Duck”.