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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”.