Judged by the experts, the Goodness Grains Gluten Free & Dairy Free Mince Pies wins a Great Taste 1 Star in world’s most coveted food and drink awards. 

Longford-based Gluten Free Bakery, Goodness Grains, has been named among the top food and drink producers globally this year, picking up a highly prized 1-star Great Taste award for its Gluten Free Mince Pies, which is also Dairy Free.

This year saw a record number of entries, with more than 14,300 food and drink products submitted from 110 countries and assessed by a judging panel of more than 500 industry experts. The panel included chefs, critics, food technologists, retailers, food writers and other specialists. The judges spent 110 days poring over each product. 

12 years on from initial production commencing back in 2013, the Goodness Grains brand continues to grow across both retail and foodservice sectors in Ireland with emerging business opportunities in the UK and Europe.

Goodness Grains’ 30,000 sq ft bakery is a purpose built, dedicated Gluten Free facility, one of the largest gluten free bakeries in Ireland and UK. 

Goodness Grains commitment to sustainable production is enforced by its verified membership of Bord Bia’s Origin Green Sustainability Programme.

“Being recognised with a Great Taste Award winner means so much to SME producers like Goodness Grains”… says Geraldine O’Shea of Goodness Grains. 

What the judges said about our Gluten Free Mince Pies:

 1-Star

Attractive-looking, reasonably filled mince pies, with lovely shortcrust pastry. The spices came through on the flavour and worked well with the other elements. We thought the filling comprised of high-quality ingredients. The pastry was deliciously buttery, and remarkably short for a gluten and dairy-free product.

Typical mince pies, with a thicker pastry, which has a lovely crunch to it; resistant, but not hard. The mincemeat is sweet, tasty and very authentic, and as a gluten-free product, something of a triumph.