Donegal business trio win prestigious 2025 Good Food Ireland Awards
Wins for food businesses from Rossnowlagh, Ramelton, Letterkenny
A trio of Donegal businesses won prestigious awards at the 2025 Good Food Ireland Awards at a ceremony held at The K Club, Kildare.
Rossnowlagh’s The Bakery Shack was awarded the prize of 2025 Bakery & Chocolate Producer of the Year; meanwhile, the Letterkenny restaurant, The Lemon Tree, was a joint-winner of the Restaurant of the Year.
Ramelton’s The Blue Goat won Shop of the Year.
Congratulating the winners, the founder of Good Food Ireland, Margaret Jeffares, said: “Good Food Ireland was born from a desire to celebrate Ireland’s world-class food and drink. Our awards shine a spotlight on the businesses that play a vital role in our entire food ecosystem, from farm to fork.”
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, and the Marine, Noel Grealish, attended the awards ceremony. He commented: “I was delighted to attend the Good Food Ireland Awards, which brings together two of Ireland’s most successful indigenous sectors – food and tourism.
“At their heart, the Good Food Ireland Awards honour excellence, and reflect the values and vision embedded in Food Vision 2030, our national strategy for sustainable agri-food development, that have made Irish food a global benchmark for quality and sustainability.”