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From their little juice factory at the foot of the Galtee Mountains, Wild Orchard produce a range of pure, fresh smoothies and juices. This range includes strawberry smoothies, blackberry & blueberry smoothies, yoghurt smoothies, fresh orange juice and many other tasty and healthy products.This year Wild Orchard secured a deal to supply smoothies to Munster Rugby who use them as part of their nutritional programme.
Diarmuid Crowley said: "We are delighted with this award. Winning a Great Taste Award recognizes the craft and dedication that goes into making superb food and drink. Wild Orchard Mango & Passionfruit smoothie is made from the finest fruits we could find and is gently and carefully produced by our highly skilled production team".

The Great Taste Awards, which is organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is now in its 16th year and going from strength to strength. More and more consumers recognise the gold & black logo as the benchmark for independently proven, fine food. Many of the winning products are made locally, making the most of local resources and supporting rural economies, and searching for award-winning products from a specific region is couldn't be simpler: a full list is available at http://www.greattasteawards.co.uk, and can be searched by region, award or product category. What's more, these amazing products can be sampled for free in delis and farm shops up and down the country during October, as part of the Guild's Taste Gold promotion.

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. The awards ceremony for will take place at a glittering event hosted by specialist food and drink presenter Nigel Barden at Fortnum & Mason's on September 7th, when the Supreme Judging Panel will taste all regional winners live in front of a packed crowd to decide which entry is to be crowned Supreme Champion 2009. Blur bass player, farmer and writer Alex James, chef Mark Hix, and Thomasina Miers of Masterchef fame are among those already confirmed for the panel, and there may be a surprise panelist to be unveiled on the night.

Bob Farrand of the Guild of Fine Food, said: "Lovers of fine food and drink only pay for the best if they're certain what they're buying is the best. Every food with a Great Taste Award gold has been independently proven to be just that - and it tastes great too"

The Great Taste Awards Press Office:
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Telephone: +44 (0)20 7420 3550

For more information on the Great Taste Awards: http://www.greattasteawards.co.uk
For more information on the Guild of Fine Food: http://www.finefoodworld.co.uk
For more information on retailers taking part in Taste Gold: http://www.britainsbestdelis.co.uk