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Rosie & Jim are thrilled & proud to have won 3 Gold, 3 Silver & 1 Bronze at the fantastic 2022 Freefrom Food Awards Ireland!

Our Gluten Free Chicken Kiev won 2 Gold Awards & our Gluten Free Southern Fried Chicken Goujons also won a Gold and a Bronze.

Other winners were our Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Goujons - which won Silver in the Kid's Choice and the Parents' Choice category and our Gluten Free Battered Chicken Chunks which won Silver in the Poultry Category!

Thanks to our fabulous customers & stockists for all the support.

And thanks to all at Freefrom Food Awards Ireland!

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Rosie & Jim are very pleased to donate €200 to the Portarlington GAA Club fundraiser this year.

The Club have come up with a fantastic major fundraiser event this year - introducing The 20K Drop!

Check out their impressive video to find out more!

We are delighted to welcome our newest addition to the team, Haile!

In the few weeks since joining Haile has been cooking our team delicious meals in our staff canteen

Haile is originally from Brazil, where he studied in the Culinary Arts school before traveling to sample foods from around the world.
He has been a chef for over 10 years and as you can see from his tattoos, he is a huge Lord of the Rings fan.

Watch this space for some of Haile’s mouthwatering recipes!

We at Rosie & Jim are delighted to announce that our total donations to Irish Charities and Community Groups throughout 2018 came to just over €31,556.

In addition Rosie & Jim also donated more than 600 kilos of chicken products to Irish charities and those who provide support to the less well off in our communities.

Rosie & Jim donate a Chicken Hamper to the fundraiser event by the Royal School Cavan Parents Association.

The funds raised are for sports facilities and a baby monitor for Cavan General Hospital. A very worthy cause.
Thanks to the Parents Association for this lovely letter...

"..I would like on behalf of the Royal School Cavan Parents Association to thank you most sincerly for your generous donation of a chicken hamper for our Monster Auction held on Friday last March 24th in the Cavan Crystal Hotel, which you donated via Georgina McCaffrey.

We raised over €18000 and are deeply indebted to the many local businesses and those further afield, including yours, for the success of this fund-raising event. The funds raised are for the indoor sports facilities and towards a baby monitor for the special care unit of Cavan General Hospital.

Wishing ou every success in the future..."

We would like to take this opportunity to assure our customers that we are taking all necessary precautions inline with HSE guidelines in light of the spread of COVID-19. We continue to maintain the highest possible standards and our hardworking staff are very busy ensuring our retail customers are well stocked.

Wishing all our customers and staff a very Happy & Safe St. Patrick's Day.

- From Rosie & Jim

The student in Dublin City University, have set up a new society this year. The DCU Irish Heart Society. This is a charity run society working with the Irish Heart Society. It is run by students. 

They have regular events, fundraisers etc.  Last year they raised over €600 euro for the Irish Heart Foundation. They  promote healthy lifestyle and run first aid courses for our members. 

Rosie & Jim have donated €100 to DCU Irish Heart Society.

We're so proud of April - our gorgeous sponsored Irish Guide Dog for the blind. We received this lovely update on how she is progressing.

April is excelling in her training.
She loves going on her training walks to shops and cafes but especially loves going out with her room mate ambassador dog Yanson. He has been a great help in showing her the ropes. She has great recall so gets to enjoy some time off running around the Dublin mountains. We are hoping that April will be picked for breeding so that other puppies can take on her amazing personality! We will miss her dearly but know that she is destined for greater things.

We can't imagine having to say goodbye to her.

Rosie & Jim make their way to Stockholm for the Free From Functional Food Ingredients Expo today.

This huge event is the 6th Edition of Europe’s well-established trade event for Free-From, Functional and Vegan Food.

The leading European Free From Functional Food Expo offers the opportunity to meet up with more than 270 exhibitors from over 35 different countries, presenting the latest product innovations covering gluten free, lactose free, vegan, sugar free, egg free, functional and more healthy food with nutritional or allergy free benefits. The Free From Functional Food Expo and its conference attract a high quality audience of buyers from large retail chains, bio, health, food service and catering companies. It is more than a trade show - Free From Functional Food Expo is the ultimate free from experience.

There will be a full conference programme in two dedicated theatres during the two day event. Experts will reveal all the latest insight into the market - and what the future holds. This year there will be even more to debate - with topics covering functional food and veganism.

Dates: 16 - 17 MAY STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

If you are attending please come by and meet the Rosie & Jim team!

We will be exhibiting within Bord Bia’s stand at G25.

What a beautiful shot of April - our sponsored Guide Dog. We hear she has settled in well to her new home as a brood in Kerry.   Here is the update from her brood holder: 

“April is doing great. She has fitted in well with the other dogs & likes nothing better than playing with them which includes her doing her backwards spins. 
She recently joined the Tralee guide dogs group in the Sunday Rose of Tralee parade where she was a big hit with young & old. Health wise - no issues & has definitely no appetite problems!”

Aww good on ya April. Keep up the good work... and entertaining other dogs with your backspins of course!

Rosie & Jim are pleased to donate £100 to Eamon McCay, Managing Director of Frylite, one of our suppliers, as he marks World Homeless Day by sleeping out overnight in Strabane .

Mr McCay writes...

...on Saturday 13th October, I'm marking World Homeless Day by sleeping out overnight in Strabane. By doing this, I hope to raise awareness of homelessness and much needed funds for our chosen charities throughout Ireland.

Almost 10,000 people described themselves as homeless in Ireland this year. That includes men, women, couples and families. These are staggering figures, but the most important message is that we can all help.

You don't have to sleep out to help. €15 feeds a whole family for 2 days. £50 helps parents to learn new skills that will help them work their way out of homelessness while meeting their children's needs.

£100 helps keep families safe and warm during the cold winter months when the heating needs to be turned up for babies and children.

Best of luck to all taking part in this fundraising event.

You can donate to this most dererving cause by visiting the Frylite GoFundMe Page at www.gofundme.com/frylite-celebrating-30years.