Origin Green Sustainability Programme
We have won gold membership for Origin and Green for 4 years
We have won gold membership for Origin and Green for 4 years
In 2014 Avoca was my first retailer and a few more followed. I had one part time staff and we made approx. 24kg nougat a week.
At Bloom 2016 I met the Simply Better team and it was the beginning of my business’ transformation. By September that year Miena’s nougat was available in a few Dunnes Stores, and within a year we started producing nougat under the Simply Better Brand, and before the year end our nougat was available nationwide.
The end of 2017 I scaled up from my 12kg capacity nougat machine to a 75kg machine, my staff also increased from one to two full-time ladies.
In 2018 we won gold and silver for our Simply Better Almond & Pistachio nougat and the Simply Better Almond & Coconut nougat. After the awards I got enquiries from Harrods, which we produce nougat for under their brand for Christmas 2019. Subsequently we are producing nougat now under the Harrods brand all year round.
In 2019 we started producing for Xocolatl, a Danish chocolate company, under their brand.
In September 2020 we started exporting to Belgium.
In 2021 we started exporting the the US.
We are three full time and two part time ladies.
Awards: 2016:
Hazelnut, Chocolate & Cranberry –Gold- Irish Free From Food Awards
Almond & Pistachio - Bronze - Irish Free From Food Awards
Almond & Fig – Gold Star - Great Taste
Almond & Fig – Silver - Blas na hEireann
2017:
Almond Coconut & Lemon - Gold – Irish Free From Food Awards
Almond & Mix Berry – Silver – Irish Free From Food Awards
Hazelnut, Chocolate & Cranberry – Bronze – Irish Free From Food Awards
Almond Coconut & Lemon – Gold Start – Great Taste
Almond & Mix Berry – Silver – Blas na hEireann
2018:
Simply Better Almond & Pistachio – Gold – Blas na hEireann
Simply BetterAlmond & Coconut – Silver – Blas na hEireann
SB Almond & Pistachio nougat log – Best Christmas Confectionary – Q Awards
2019:
SB Almond & Pistachio – Gold – Blas nah Eireann
SB Almond & Pistachio – Gold – Irish Free From Food Awards
SB Raspberry & Coconut – Silver – Irish Free From Food Awards
SB Nougat selection – Best Confectionary – PLMA International Food Excellence
SB Nougat selection – Best Christmas Confectionary – Q Awards
we produce and award winning natural nougat with the best ingredients, we can adapt to our clients needs and make bespoke products
Various flavours of nougat bars - nine in total,
gifting, in various packaging, with and without chocolate coated nougat, Turkish delight
Silver - Blas na hÉireann Awards 2016
One Star - Great Taste Awards 2016
Gold, Bronze - Free From Food Awards 2016
Gold, Silver, Bronze - Free From Food Awards 2017
Luxury premium desserts for airlines, coffee chains, hotels, restaurants, catering companies, distributors and the retail sector.
Foodservice, Retail
Europe, Middle East
Coffee House Lane, is a family owned and run coffee roaster based in Waterford.
Distributor, Foodservice, Manufacturing, Retail
Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Middle East, North America, Oceania