Awards Criteria

General Criteria

• All product entries must be available to purchase via a retail channel, online or in-store by an Irish based consumer
• Entries do not necessarily need to be manufactured or produced in Ireland as long as they are sold in Ireland
• All product entries will need to be on sale no later than Friday 28th August to be eligible for a 2026 awards, unless they are entered into the Christmas category sector, in which case, products should be sold and marketed during the Christmas retail period only
• There is no start date limitation for products entered into the awards, it can be a best seller or a long standing hero product, it does not need to be a new product
• All entry forms must be completed in full by the entry deadline date with no information missing. Entries missing cooking instructions, allergen declarations or imagery will be disqualified and the entrant will not be eligible for a refund
• The product entry must match the individual category description and criteria, please contact the team if you are unsure which category your product should be entered into