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DELI LITES is celebrating after two of the company's New Product Development Technologists were named among the UK’s top sandwich and food to go creators.
Kirsty Fitzpatrick and Kirsty Beck who work in the Innovation and New Product Development department represented the Warrenpoint based company at the Sammie's, the sandwich and food to go awards in London after triumphing in the UK regional heats of the Sandwich & Food to Go Designer 2024 awards.
The regional heats were held earlier this year in Darlington where Kirsty Fitzpatrick won the Delightful Breaded Chicken, Gorgonzola Piccante and Nut Free categories with creations called ‘Second to Naan’, ‘Honey I’m Feeling Blue’ and ‘Banging Chicken’.
Kirsty Beck scored the top prizes in the Gouda and Chutney & Curd categories with ‘Too Gouda to be True’ and ‘It Takes Two to Mango’.
Following their regional success, the pair travelled to the national live grand final. Kirsty Fitzpatrick was crowned the winner of the Futura Foods’ Gorgonzola Piccante category with her ‘Honey I’m Feeling Blue’ creation.
“We were over the moon to win at the regional heats and to represent our company at the grand final in London was incredible,” said Kirsty Fitzpatrick. “It was an honour to compete against the very best sandwich and food to go creators in the UK and we’re both overjoyed that our creations were so well received by so many,” added Kirsty Beck.
Brian Reid, DELI LITES co-founder and CEO spoke of how proud the company was of their achievements. Gary McDowell, Head of Food Innovation and Development added “At DELI LITES, we’re passionate about empowering our young team to meet its full potential and events like the Sammies offer a platform to help us achieve that. Well done again to the Kirstys – we’re all really proud of you.”
The company produces over 30 million delicious food to go and artisanal bakery items annually that are sold globally. In 2022 they obtained certification as a BCorp company—a global initiative that evaluates businesses based on their involvement with people, communities, and the environment with the goal of transforming business into a force for good.
