Guaranteed Irish celebrated 50 years supporting businesses in Ireland at their annual Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2024, with Midlands-based Glenisk taking home 3 Awards at the event, including the overall Business of the Year Award.
Winners were announced at a Gala dinner in the RDS where 400 people enjoyed networking and celebrating their achievements over the past year. Picking up the Guaranteed Irish Business of the Year award was Glenisk. Based in Killeigh, Co. Offaly, the leading producer of Organic Dairy produce employ over 80 people across Ireland and contribute so generously to their community.
An independent panel of distinguished industry leaders from names including An Post, Aer Rianta, FBD Insurance, and IDA Ireland amongst others, had the tough task of shortlisting a total of 174 finalists after whittling down hundreds of entries. The categories this year included Beauty & Fashion; Construction, Engineering & Manufacturing; Craft, Home & Gifting; E-Commerce; Food & Beverage; Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & MedTech; Professional Services; Retail, Tourism; and Technology.
Brid O’Connell, CEO Guaranteed Irish, said: “What a start to the year we have had, we have launched a Guaranteed Irish stamp and a new advertising campaign “The Guarantee of Guaranteed Irish”, and we close out Q1 with this Gala event to celebrate with our members and to acknowledge the 50 years of Guaranteed Irish. I wish to acknowledge our Judges, who had a difficult decision this year as the number, and calibre of entries were exceptionally high. The event was sold out weeks in advance, so we hope all who were able to attend had a night to remember.
Congratulations to all our winners – We have been overwhelmed with the reception to and interest in the awards this year, we are delighted to have sold out a large venue such as the RDS. It is fantastic to be able to celebrate Ireland’s leading businesses who continue to support Irish jobs, community and provenance.”
The evening saw Glenisk take home not one, but three awards. In addition to being awarded overall Business of the Year 2024, Glenisk were also named Family Run Business of the Year, and Food & Drink Business of the Year.
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