Great Taste Awards

Ireland - Taywell Ice Creams Ltd, which trades under the Farmhouse Ice Cream Brand from Goudhurst is celebrating after winning a massive 6 prestigious Great Taste Awards. Taywel Ice Creams has been presented with a much-desired one star Gold Great Taste Award for its ice creams Strawberry, Honeycomb, Lemon Curd, The Apprentice's Toffee Apple, White Malteser Explosion and its Passion Fruit Sorbet.

The Great Taste Awards, which is organised by the Guild of Fine Food and often regerred to as the Oscars of the food industry, is this year celebrating its 15th anniversary. A Great Taste Awards the authoritative, independent standard for Britain's fine food sector: more and more consumers recognise the gold & black logo as the benchmark for independently proven fine food. However, winning a coveted Great Taste Award is much more than recognition for excellence; it is one of the most powerful tools to help grow business in the speciality food sector.

Good food Ireland

Ireland - Thomas spotted an advert for ice cream making equipment from a Dutch company in the newspaper. As he was on his way to Holland on a scholarship for winning the Young Farmer of the Year award, he decided to make the company a port of call. He saw the equipment and the production, and returned to Waterford full of enthusiasm. Here Baldwin's Ice Cream was born.

Since 2006, Thomas has produced ice creams on site from the milk of his herd. He takes full part in farming, production, distribution and recipe development. Flavours include his own favourite Vanilla Madagascar, made with Madagascan vanilla pods, boozy Bailey's, Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip, Strawberry, Honeycomb and Caramel Fudge. The best quality ingredients are sought out for flavouring, and local soft fruits which he uses for the strawberry ice cream and five different fruit sorbets. Chefs love Baldwin's Ice Cream, and often ask him to make specific flavours, which he can do because production happens in small batches.

You will find these lovely ice creams in restaurants and as scooped ice cream in cafes, and in 500mls tubs in retail outlets in the Cork and Waterford area. Larger quantities available for the catering industry.

Visit the website Baldwin's Farmhouse Ice Cream

Quality award for outstanding production

Germany - Schuchert farm in Steinberg has it in black and white: In 2009, the farm was the best marketer in Freistaat Bayern. During Milchtag in Erfurt, the family was recently honoured with the "certificate for outstanding product quality". Their Bauernhofeis, which the Schuchert familiy have been producing since 2004, scored especially well.

South Antrim Business Awards

Northern Ireland - Andrew and Tammy won the 2009 South Antrim Business Awards "New Product" category for their hard work and dedication to the ice cream business.

First prize for best agricultural product

France - Claire Lejeune wins the first price with her ice cream in the competition for the best agricultural product in the L'Oise department.

Innovation Prize Cheque for €2000,-

France - Karine Laurent and Leportz (La Ferme de Kerliezec) produce high quality ice cream with milk from their own cows. They received this innovation prize from the French bank Crédit Agricole in Quimperlé.