Lidl Ireland wins Retailer of the Year at Irish Quality Food Awards 2024
Lidl secured 104 medals across its food and drink range, including top honours for its premium spirits and fresh offerings
Print7 October 2024
Lidl Ireland has been named Retailer of the Year for the first time at the Irish Quality Food Awards 2024.
The market leading discount retailer also secured a record 104 award medals at the prestigious event including 29 gold, 35 silver and 40 bronze medals.
The awards recognise excellence in product development for food and drink producers, retailers and manufacturers across Ireland.
Drinks Retailer of the Year
Lidl also secured the prestigious Drinks Retailer of the Year and Private Label Range of the Year award on the night and took home gold for their Deluxe Irish Cream Liqueur and Bitterol Aperitif.
Lidl also took home medals for its quality spirits range including Dundalgan Triple Distilled Blended Irish Whiskey and Wild Burrow Slow Distilled Irish Gin expertly developed by West Cork Distillers in Skibbereen and The Craft Brewing Company Irish Craft Saison and Craft India Pale Ale by Rye River Brewing in Co Kildare.
Fresh offerings
Proving the retailer’s fresh offering is going from strength to strength, key products that secured medals included a number of Lidl’s quality beef steaks including its Deluxe Irish 32 Day Aged and 30 Day Aged Angus Striploin Steaks.
New to Lidl’s everyday range, its private label sushi was awarded an incredible 4 gold medals for Sushi Ichiban & Matsu, Sushi Prawn & Surami Poke Bowl, Sushi Salmon Poke Bowl and Sushi Zen & Sakur.
“Being awarded ‘Retailer of the Year’ at this year’s Irish Quality Food Awards is an incredible milestone and achievement for us at Lidl Ireland,” said Kevin Duffy, chief commercial officer, Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Duffy noted that it is a testament to the incredible work of the team who work hard behind the scenes to bring Lidl customers the highest quality products at the best possible prices.
“Our unbeatable value means customers can shop without compromise on price to get amazing quality products.”
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