Showing posts with label Riverview Eggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Riverview Eggs. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Online cookery series by Irish company demonstrates versatility of the humble egg

Online cookery series by Irish company

 demonstrates versatility of the humble egg

 

Recipe series ‘Get Cracking’ with Eggs’ is live now and reveals how to feed the whole family with quick and easy recipes on a budget

Deirdre


 

An Irish family business has sought to help busy, on the go families and students, offering nutritious and delicious recipe inspiration on a budget – all using the humble egg as the staple ingredient.

 

Riverview Eggs are a family run, family owned Cork company and have been supplying their Bord Bia quality assured eggs to Irish Consumers for over 50 years.

 

This year, they decided to extend their efforts to help families and created a series of instructional online recipe dishes featuring their award-winning eggs.

 

This was made possible, with the support of a Bord Bia marketing support initiative.

 

The series, entitled, ‘Get Cracking with Eggs’ features 16 easy to make recipes.

 

These are available to view on their website, or across Riverview Eggs various social media channels.

 

Speaking about the decision to create the series, Riverview Eggs owner DJ Kelleher said:

 

“We wanted to create something that would be useful for families and students. We understand it is a stressful time at the moment and we wanted to do our bit to try to and offer something that we felt would be of use.

 

“Get Cracking With Eggs is really back to basics when it comes to cooking – it shows people how to cook food that’s nutritious yet easy to make in a short space of time - perfect for anyone on the go.

 

Deirdre and D.J.

“We put a lot of thought into the recipes – both myself and Deirdre O’Mahony, the face of the recipe series - and we were determined to show the variety of healthy nutritious meals that could be made using our Riverview eggs and whatever you might have at home in the press or fridge.

 

“We’re delighted with how the series turned out and we hope it will be useful to families and students all across Ireland,” he added.

 

When it comes to egg consumption, there is another added benefit that has become even more important in recent months. Given the current public health crisis, where respiratory illnesses have been put under the microscope, so too has the suggested supplementation or addition of more Vitamin D into our general daily dietary consumption.

 

A recent study by TILDA  - The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, published in conjunction with Trinity College - showed up to 1 in 8 older adults in Ireland deficient in Vitamin D, with those numbers increasing to 1 in 5 during the winter months due to decreasing amounts of sunlight.

 

Even more worryingly, the study, published in April earlier this year, revealed that it estimated 1 in 4 of Irish people over the age of 70 who were cocooning were likely to be Vitamin D deficient.

 

Aside from supplementation, one of the easiest ways of including more Vitamin D in your diet is through the consumption of rich food sources, sources like, yep, you guessed it – eggs, as well as oily fish.

 

Around 15 -20 UG a day is the recommended dosage for at risk groups.

 

Studies have shown that in addition to assisting with immune function, and aiding bone and muscle health, Vitamin D may also help to prevent respiratory infections.

 

DJ revealed that he felt that in addition to the cost effective elements and the easy to make recipes,  it was important to highlight the nutritional and health benefits associated with eggs as part of the Get Cracking With Eggs recipe series.

 

“It’s a vulnerable time for people and we feel that it’s important to highlight these benefits because they have scientific research and backing behind them. We wanted to illustrate throughout this very simple recipe series the versatility of eggs, in addition to the health benefits associated with them – particularly in the current climate,” he said.

 

Get Cracking With Eggs is live now on the Riverview Eggs website – and you can view all 16 recipes at the following link here

 

You can also view the recipes on the Riverview Eggs social channels on Facebook and Instagram.


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Monday, January 13, 2014

Always Busy at the Bramley Lodge Café

Always Busy at the Bramley Lodge Café
 I think Bramley Lodge Café has been perpetually busy since Gillian Kearney opened the café in 2009. It is situated just off the N25 (main Cork-Waterford-Rosslare road) at Cobh Cross. Parking has been improved here, it has long opening hours and so it is a very convenient stop. And  a highly recommended one.


My latest visit came this weekend. The welcome is informal but warm, reflecting the friendliness of the staff. By the way, informal doesn't mean inefficient service, far from it. We were immediately directed to a table and soon had the menu and the list of specials and, as it turned out, we ordered mainly from the latter.


Had seen their Cajun style Salmon with a Mango Salsa and Rustic potatoes and seasonal veg (13.95) on their Facebook page earlier and went for that as my mains. It was terrific, cooked and assembled with a light touch, and thoroughly satisfying; it looked well and tasted well.


CL too was very happy with another nicely presented special: Roast Loin of sugar baked Pork with an Apple and Raisin Chutney, served with seasonal vegetables and potato (12.95). An excellent piece of meat and enhanced no end by that beautiful chutney!

 My Halloumi affair continued with my starter, this from the regular menu: Grilled Halloumi with organic leaves, char grilled melon, rustic potatoes and honey and citrus dressing (7.95). That dressing was superb and I totally enjoyed the combination of the cheese and the melon, a combination that I haven't come across in recent weeks.


Our other starter was the soup of the day: Broccoli and Courgette (5.50). Much more than the two veg went into this very flavoursome warming bowl.


The café puts much of its success down to using “the best ingredients available from our local producers”. Their website lists Ardsallagh Cheese, Ballycotton Seafood, Riverview Eggs, and Clonakilty Black Pudding among those suppliers and I also noticed Woodside mentioned on the menu.


In addition to the café, they have a food store full of their own and other producers’ good things, a huge range of lovely stuff including cakes, take-out meals, soups and chowders and salads. And, they also do outside catering!


Bramley Lodge,

Tullagreine,

Carrigtwohill,
Co. Cork.
t: 021 4882499

  • Opening Hours

  • Monday - Thursday 8AM- 7PM Last orders 6PM.
  • Friday - Saturday 8AM-9PM Last orders 9PM.
  • Sunday 9PM - 8PM Last orders 7PM.


Friday, November 8, 2013

Local Food Companies Shortlisted for Bord Bia Awards

Local Food Companies Shortlisted for Bord Bia Awards
Margaret (Founder) & DJ Kelleher (MD)
Riverview Eggs, Glenmar Shellfish, Irish Atlantic Salt and Irish Distillers are the four Cork based food and drink companies who have been shortlisted in Bord Bia’s Food and Drink Awards (2013). The awars recognise excellence in export development; branding; innovation; sustainability; entrepreneurship, success on the domestic market and use of consumer research.

·         Irish Distillers’ Jameson Irish Whiskey, with an expanding and renowned distillery in Midleton, has been shortlisted for two awards; the Export Award and the Innovation Award. Jameson reached the milestone of 4 million cases sold globally in 2012 and is the No. 1 Irish whiskey in the world sold in 108 markets. In terms of innovation, the Yellow Spot 12 Year Old, within the Single Pot Still Whiskeys of the Midleton range, is unique to Ireland and to the Midleton Distillery in particular. The whiskey is produced annually in batches of 500 cases, making it a true collectors item and is available in limited quantities in Ireland, France, the UK and Germany.

·         Alongside Jameson, Union Hall’s Glenmar Shellfish have also been shortlisted for the Export Award. The company is currently exporting 550 tons to markets such as China, Hong Kong, Korea, Italy, Spain, France and Croatia.

Irish Atlantic Salt - Michael and Aileen O'Neill
·         Watergrasshill based, Riverview Eggs, have been shortlisted for the Consumer Insight Award for their use of consumer research to develop the Amazing Egg brand. Faced with the challenge of innovating in a competitive and commoditized category, the company invested in extensive category research from which they use the insights to inform their strategy. The result of which is that the Riverview brand is now the second largest brand by market share in the Irish egg market (Kantar, July 2013).

·         Irish Atlantic Sea Salt, located on the Beara Peninsula, has been shortlisted for the Entrepreneurial Award. The O'Neill family developed this range of organic, gourmet Irish sea salt products, using the highest quality waters surrounding the Peninsula to create the only Irish-made white sea salt products available.



Visit profile interviews with the companies here: www.bordbia.ie/awards

This year’s awards will be presented at Bord Bia’s Annual Brand Forum end of year event taking place in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on Thursday, 14th November. Paul Duffy, Chairman and CEO of The Absolut Company, will be the keynote speaker on the night and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. will present the awards. RTE presenter Keelin Shanley will be MC for the evening. 

In total, Bord Bia received over 150 entries across the seven categories. The three shortlisted companies under each category are as follows: