{"id":7885,"date":"2016-09-12T11:09:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T10:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2017-01-26T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T16:38:38","slug":"james-whelan-butchers-wins-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/7885\/james-whelan-butchers-wins-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"James Whelan Butchers Wins Gold!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>James Whelan Butchers wins the overall Gold Award at the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards for their Dry Aged Angus Striploin Steak!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The winners have been announced for this year\u2019s Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards with James Whelan Butchers celebrating their Gold Award win for the second year in a row \u2013 beating more than 1,000 products in 85 categories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IQFA-2016-WIN-GOLD-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"iqfa-2016-win-gold\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IQFA-2016-WIN-GOLD-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IQFA-2016-WIN-GOLD-300x500.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IQFA-2016-WIN-GOLD.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>No stranger to this prestigious accolade, this is the second year in a row that James Whelan Butchers have won the award, winning this year with their <a href=\"http:\/\/jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6110\">Dry Aged Angus Striploin Steak<\/a>. The king of steaks and a firm customer favourite, this certified beef is dry-aged in the traditional way and cut into thick, juicy steaks which results in superb tasting steaks with unparalleled tenderness and taste. \u201c<em>We feel there is simply no steak which can beat our tender and succulent Dry Aged Striploin for flavor and quality and we, as a team are thrilled with that the product has been recognized and awarded<\/em>,\u201d said Pat Whelan on receiving this year\u2019s award.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>We feel there is simply no steak which can beat our tender and succulent Dry Aged Striploin for flavor and quality and we, as a team are thrilled with that the product has been\u00a0recognised\u00a0and awarded<\/em>,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Gold awards presented on the night included the Gold Value Q Winner which went to Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Mature White Cheddar from Bandon Vale, the Gold Christmas Q award went to Aldi Exquisite Mince Pies from Genesis Crafty, The Gold Free From Q went to Lidl Deluxe Beetroot Relish from Follain and the Retailer of the Year Award, introduced for the first time this year was awarded to Dunnes Stores.<\/p>\n<p>The winners were announced by Irish celebrity chef and author Rachel Allen, on 8<sup>th<\/sup> September at the Round Room in the Mansion House, in Dublin. These <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-7888 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dry-Aged-Angus-Striploin-Steak-Detail.jpg-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"dry-aged-angus-striploin-steak-detail-jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dry-Aged-Angus-Striploin-Steak-Detail.jpg-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dry-Aged-Angus-Striploin-Steak-Detail.jpg.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>prestigious accolades, now in their fourth year, set out to recognise excellence in food and drink product development from a wide variety of companies across Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Always a customer favourite the <a href=\"http:\/\/jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6110\">Dry Aged Striploin Steak<\/a> and can be purchased directly from\u00a0James\u00a0Whelan Butchers\u00a0stores or via the website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1473760042899000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFn0pIJzBvGFiKEQ4hX7NkN_6C2Jw\">www.jameswhelanbutchers.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Full details about the awards and the full list of winners are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/irish.qualityfoodawards.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/irish.qualityfoodawards.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1473760042899000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFTdSlfKpZpHo5jxnUgtS8Fm83f7A\">irish.qualityfoodawards.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Whelan Butchers wins the overall Gold Award at the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards for their Dry Aged Angus Striploin Steak! 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