tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409042888942795509.post1875897928045645976..comments2016-08-06T16:44:26.817+01:00Comments on Tales from West Cork Ireland: How my Bewley's Explore Java Coffee has "Love Irish Food" StickerAnn Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14221327175106417168noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409042888942795509.post-42393783301413857012010-05-28T15:30:27.064+01:002010-05-28T15:30:27.064+01:00The whole area of labelling has become a little ri...The whole area of labelling has become a little ridiculous and whilst I understand where Bewley's is coming from, calling the coffee "Irish" just isn't accurate, since 100% of the end _product_ comes from another country. <br /><br />If they put "Roasted in Ireland", everyone would be happy. In fact they'd probably be more likely to buy since they wouldn't be tutting in disapproval at the labelling.<br /><br />A far worse example is "Irish Smoked Salmon" which could be from Chile. The only way to know it is Irish Salmon, smoked in Ireland is if it says "Irish Smoked Irish Salmon".<br /><br />Then we get into the minefield of Bord Bia labelling on foreign produce due to EU rules. Don't get me started on that.Conor O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507502546131467720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409042888942795509.post-46905726259479368892010-05-28T15:10:55.619+01:002010-05-28T15:10:55.619+01:00Re: Bewleys comment above....what next, American G...Re: Bewleys comment above....what next, American Guinness?! The USA don't import Guinness, add water and then say its American do they!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409042888942795509.post-91681359479846431002010-05-28T14:44:25.883+01:002010-05-28T14:44:25.883+01:00Thank you for your comment Bewley's. We do lo...Thank you for your comment Bewley's. We do love Bewley's coffee and I appreciate your swift response. It's very much like the situation with bananas - not everything can originate in Ireland, and Bewley's, like Fyffes, is a good example of an Irish company doing business across the world. I do hope you understand the irony of the packaging though.Ann Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221327175106417168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409042888942795509.post-84003839265371948672010-05-28T12:28:39.446+01:002010-05-28T12:28:39.446+01:00Hi Ann,
We’d like to thank you very much for buyi...Hi Ann,<br /><br />We’d like to thank you very much for buying our coffee, we do appreciate it. <br /><br />While we would not contradict the technical point of your comments below, it’s important for us to mention that Bewley’s is most definitely a wholly Irish owned company with coffee roasting and tea blending operations in Ireland. <br /><br />Since 1840, Bewley’s has sourced raw coffee beans direct from coffee growing regions where we know the farms involved, we ship the beans into Ireland and we carefully roast them, package, market and distribute them from Dublin. The long term expertise, knowledge and employment in this process is distinctly Irish. <br /><br />If we could grow coffee in Ireland we probably would, but the next best thing is to offer a product that has as much Irish input as possible. We think that the Love Irish Food label signals this Irishness to potential consumers and that it is worthwhile to everyone for that in itself, although clearly, as you say some of the raw produce using this title would originate abroad, if only due to climate and growing location.<br />All the best from Bewley’sBewley'shttp://www.bewleys.comnoreply@blogger.com