Deli Lites

Warrenpoint firm Deli Lites was founded nearly 30 years ago when Brian and Jackie Reid, inspired by New York delis and a European road trip, returned to Ireland determined to transform how the world experiences food on the moveplaceholder image

How a tiny Co Down kitchen turned into a £37.7million NI food-to-go empire

Pictured at Warrenpoint manufacturer Deli Lites are Brian Reid, CEO and Jackie Reid, co-founder and CSO at Deli Lites, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Gráinne Moody, Director of Food and Drink at Invest NIplaceholder image

NI food-to-go manufacturer invests £19m to expand range and create 130 jobs

Starting this week, a host of locally produced favourites—previously part of the Premium Meal Deal—will now be available as part of Tesco’s Core Meal Deal. The lunchtime offer includes a main, snack, and drink and will feature over 20 NI-born and bred food-to-go products, including sandwiches and wraps from Deli Lites, Brunch Box and Twelve, yogurt and granola bowls from Slim’s Healthy Kitchen and cosy soups from Big Pot Soupplaceholder image

Supermarket giant serves up best of NI with new (and cheaper) Meal Deal line-up

Brian and Jackie Reid from Deli Lites took top prize in the highly competitive Hot Category for its premium Roast Mushroom, Truffle and Mascarpone Tosta. Deli Lites food innovation and development manager, Donna McGuire, was also a nominee in the final of the Sandwich Designer of the Year’s Kings Fine Cooked Meats Gammon categoryplaceholder image

NI food-to-go innovator secures its 6th Sammies’ Award with 'Gourmet Tosta' win

Following a successful trial with Dromore Road Primary School, Deli Lites Ireland is working on plans to expand Deli Littles across Northern Ireland over the next 12 monthsplaceholder image

NI food-to-go firm launches programme to provide snacks for school children

Deli Lites Ireland products are now available as part of the Aer Lingus Bia inflight menu thanks to a new partnership with Aer Lingus and Retail in Motion. PIctured is Joe Harvey - business development manager, travel, Alan Irwin, business support and inflight retail manager, Laura Stapleton, cabin crew, Jackie Reid, Deli Lites co-founder CSO, Sarah Guy, cabin crew and Iain Kelly, account manager Retail inMotionplaceholder image

NI food-to-go firm is flying after securing Aer Lingus Europe and UK contract

Two chefs from a Warrenpoint food-to-go manufacturer are celebrating after being named among the UK’s top sandwich creators by an industry-leading awards body. Deli Lites new product development technologists, Kirsty Fitzpatrick and Kirsty Beck represented the company at the Sammies – the sandwich and food to go awards – in London after triumphing in the UK regional heats of the Sandwich & Food to Go Designer 2024 awardsplaceholder image

NI food-to-go duo among the UK’s best butty makers at sandwich Oscars

Brian and Jackie Reid from Irish food-to-go manufacturer, Deli Lites which has become the first sandwich company in the UK and Ireland to achieve the coveted B Corp certificationplaceholder image

Deli Lites is first sandwich maker in UK and Ireland to get B Corp certification

Ronan Gourley, Planet Café, Stewart Ferguson, CJ Lang, Stephen Brown, CJ Lang)and Philip Woods, Planet Café celebrate news that Planet Café heat-to-eat products are to be stocked across more than 100 Spar stores throughout Scotlandplaceholder image

NI’s Planet Café scoops deal with Spar network

Pictured celebrating Deli Lites' success in the Irish Quality Food Awards at The Mansion House, Dublin, are Cathal McDonnell, technical director; Adrian Fitzpatrick, product development chef and Bronagh Lennon, chief people and Brian Reid, co-founder & CEOplaceholder image

Deli Lites wins Overall Product of the Year at Irish Food Oscars

Gary McDowell, a head of food innovation at Warrenpoint firm Deli Lites Ireland Ltdplaceholder image

Co Down chef scoops top prize at ‘The Sammies’

Jackie and Brian Reid, owners of Deli Lites with George McKinney, director of technology, services and scaling, Invest NIplaceholder image

Deli Lites to accelerate international growth with £4m investment and 45 new job...

Stephen McQuoid Ireland director at Radius Connect and Deli Lites’ logistics manager Niall McKennaplaceholder image

Deli Lites extends its digital reach in new five-year plan for growth

Emma Swan with Barbara Hawkinsplaceholder image

Deli Lites ‘wraps’ up an Asda deal for the first time

Deli Lites Cathal McDonnell, Technical Manager and Ricky Hanbay, Manufacturing Managerplaceholder image

Deli Lites wins manufacturer of the year at the UK Sammies awards

Some of the participants from Playing For The Future with Keith O’Hara, Senior Coach at Playing For The Future and Brian Reid, CEO of Deli Litesplaceholder image

Food-to-go firm ‘Deli-lited’ to launch social action project

Warrenpoint artisan food-to-go company, Deli Lites, has kicked off a major social impact project to show its support for environmental protection, using football as a catalyst to help rid our streets of litter.

Claire Cartmill

Entrepreneurs Brian and Jackie Reidplaceholder image

Deli Lites invests with help from Ulster Bank

Jackie and Brian Reid of Deli Litesplaceholder image

Deli Lites secures NI supply deal with Boots

Pictured are the co-founders of Deli Lites are Brian and Jackie Reidplaceholder image

Deli Lites flexes to meet all consumer demands

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