Silver Hill Farm announced today it’s been named a winner in the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards 2014 poultry category.

Presented by popular TV chef and author Catherine Fulvio, and held at the Round Room at Dublin’s Mansion House the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards provide Irish drink and food producers with the recognition and high-quality acclaim they deserve.

The Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards set out to recognise excellence in product development for food and drink producers, retailers and catering companies in Ireland, with Q Awards being awarded across 50 different categories. The Overall Gold Q is awarded to the one product that stands out among all the other entries and is chosen from among all of the main categories, representing the very best of the best, and was this year awarded to Dunnes Stores and Tendermeats’ ‘Simply Better French Trimmed Connemara Hill Rack of Lamb’.

A panel of judges from Musgrave Retail Partners chose the ‘Small Producer of the Year Award’ – a new award introduced this year to celebrate artisanal foods and drink in Ireland and sponsored by SuperValu who will now offer the winner - ‘On The Pig’s Back’ Chicken Liver Pâté with Garlic & Brandy – extended listings across SuperValu stores.

Top UK packaging manufacturer, Benson Group, was again headline sponsor of the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards alongside sponsors Invest Northern Ireland and MLS Labelling & Printing Systems.

All excess food from the judging was given to The Capuchin Centre for Homeless People, which provides warm food each day and more than 1800 food hampers a week to vulnerable people in Dublin, and FareShare.

To find out more about the Irish Quality Food Awards, visit: www.irishqualityfoodawards.com, become a friend on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IrishQualityFoodAwards or follow them on Twitter, @IrishQFAs.

Learn more about The Capuchin Centre for Homeless People here,

www.capuchindaycentre.ie.