Top UK award for Dungannon's Linden Foods

Linden Foods scooped a major UK Gold accolade for its Lidl Inisvale Hereford Fillet Steaks at The Grocer's Own Label annual awards held in London's Hilton Park Lane.

The steaks from Linden, based at Dungannon in county Tyrone, were crowned overall winner from shortlist of 350 products out of a record 1,400 products.

It has been another great year for both Linden and Lidl on the awards front. Lidl has been making great strides with own label brands and is growing from strength to strength with Linden Foods, the market leader in fresh meat processing.

"We are delighted to be able to win this UK Gold award for our Inisvale Hereford Fillet Steaks with our retail partner Lidl. We both set very high standards across our entire process," says Gerry Maguire managing director of Linden Foods.

"We have an exceptional supply chain with a dedicated and passionate farmer network. Our people are extremely skilled and we have an excellent new product development department that works alongside our customers to bring these mouth-watering products to the shelves at affordable prices," he adds.

Liam Casey, Lidl Ireland commercial director, continues: "We are very proud to win such a prestigious award. The competition was extremely high and to be crowned with a Gold category is a glowing endorsement for our product.

"To hear that both the consumer and a panel of experts voted for our Inisvale Hereford Fillet Steaks is immensely satisfying. We work together with Linden Foods to develop new and exciting products for our customers. Our Inisvale Hereford Selection is our premium red meat offering, produced from the very best local beef," he adds.

Pic Caption: The Linden Inishvale Hereford Fillet Steaks for Lidl showcased in Grocer Awards