Surf Seeds

Insomnia
Surf Seeds are now available in all Insomnia coffee shops throughout the country.
To see where your local Insomnia shop is click here
Thanks Bobby =)

Londis
We are delighted to be able to tell you that Surf Seeds are now available in Londis Stores

Cavistons Food Emporium
58/59 Glasthule Road,
Sandycove,
Co. Dublin,
Ireland
For more info on Cavistons click here

Island Style,
Patrick Street,
Dun Laoghaire,
Co. Dublin,
Ireland

We will be adding more info about outlets. Check back soon!

Surf Seeds wins Great Taste Award

Surf Seeds from Drumshanbo are celebrating after winning a prestigious Great Taste Award. Surf Seeds has been presented with a much-desired one star Gold Great Taste Award for its Sunflower Seed Mix.

The Great Taste Awards, which is organised by the Guild of Fine Food and often referred to as the Oscars of the food industry, is this year celebrating its 15^th anniversary.  A Great Taste Award is 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.

The awards generate huge business for those who achieve the gold standard. In just three weeks last September, the excitement created by the 2007 results increased sales to the tune of £640,000 in 524 Guild members’ stores. Over the past five years, they have generated over £2.6 million additional sales and 19,900 new listings. Last year’s Supreme Champion winner was a free-range pork pie from Walter Smith’s butchers in Birmingham. Before Walter Smith’s won the Supreme Champion award, pork pies made up less than 1% of their sales but they now represent over 10% and their pies are now sold through Selfridges.

The Great Taste Awards judging standards, devised by the Guild of Fine Food, are the most rigorous in the UK. Every entry is blind tasted by teams of experts. By the time it earns gold, it will have been assessed by at least three different teams. All the judges’ comments are made available to producers. If no gold is awarded, they need to know how and why.  This year’s judges include Alex James, farmer, journalist and bass player with Blur, Mark Hix, the chef’s chef, Charles Campion from Evening Standard & The Independent, Tom Parker-Bowles of UKTV Food’s Market Kitchen and national food journalist Fiona Sims.

Bob Farrand of the Guild of Fine Food, said: “These awards have been running for 15 years now and are a recognised mark of excellence that consumers can trust and rely on.

“The winning products have been through a thorough judging process and we are able to assure consumers that the Great Taste Award logo, which all award winners can use, signifies genuine, proven fine food.  It’s not just a supermarket premium marketing slogan that bears almost no relation to the quality of the food in the packet.

“The Great Taste Awards reflect what is happening in the fine food halls, delicatessens and farm shops throughout the UK and during judging we tasted some fantastic gourmet delicacies from all over the world.”

The concept of the surf seed project is to create iconic packaging, and sell healthy whole food products with no additives. The name and branding is to associate itself with surfing, youth, outdoor, fun, health and fitness.

The initial goal of the project is to create iconic packaging and start trading in the Irish market and prove we have a viable product. At present both Independent Irish Health Foods and BR Marketing are the Official Distributors in Ireland. Superquinn and Dunnes Stores have indicated that will stock Surf Seed Products.

So Far there are a range of 3 products in the Surf Seed Range

Sunflower Seed Mix Gold Medal Winner

Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed Mix

Sunflower and Blueberry

The second stage would be to bring product to the far bigger market in the UK.

And finally to find international trade partners to market and sell our product worldwide.

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Tim Rooney, managing director of Surf Seeds, said: “We are delighted with this award. Winning a Great Taste Award recognizes the craft and dedication that goes into making superb food. Plus this award is an independent verification of the great taste and wonderful quality of the new Surf Seed Product Range.”

Food critic Charles Campion comments “This competition has really come of age, and year by year the standard of entries gets higher and higher. To win a gold at the Great Taste Awards is a terrific achievement.”