Innovation Challenge award for Deli-Lites in Northern Ireland
Food NI member Deli-Lites, a producer of food-on-the-go options, gained an award for innovation at the recent Lunch show in London.
Based at Warrenpoint in county Down, Deli-Lites, a family business owned by husband and wife team Brian and Jackie Reid, gained a bronze award in the Innovation Challenge competition for a novel Asian Bespoke Bowl.
The bowl also won a Great Taste Award earlier in the year.
The company specialises in gourmet sandwiches, wraps, paninis, soups and home-made desserts. It also operates its own bakery and supplies clients with gourmet coffees and teas.
Held at ExCel in London, Lunch is the principal event in the food-to-go calendar in the UK. Deli-Lites has taken part in the show over many years.
Formed in 1999, Deli-Lites is a leading supplier of food-to-go products to cafes and retailers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland contributes over 60 percent of its business.
The Deli-Lites Bespoke Asian Bowl was among 14 products entered for the prestigious Innovation Challenge.
The initial shortlist was chosen by trade visitors to the popular show.
The shortlisted products then featured in a unique live ‘pitching session’ involving a panel of top buyers from Caffè Nero, KFC UK&I, Pret a Manger, EAT, Krispy Krème, Pod, Tortilla, Pure, The Gentlemen Baristas, Trade, Crussh, Small Batch Coffee Roasters and En Route International.
