Product
We produce an award winning nougat and export to the US and Europe. We sell under our Miena's brand and also produce for white label.
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Author
Miena Rust
Director
Mienas nougat ltd
Donard, Ireland
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Miena’s Irish Nougat is an award winning artisan product made by me and my team in our purpose build nougat kitchen in Wicklow.
My organisation
Miena’s Irish Handmade Nougat is an artisan product made by me and my team in our nougat kitchen in Wicklow, the ‘Garden of Ireland’.
We make a variety of flavours for our own Miena’s brand and private label.
We are extremely passionate about our nougat and only use the finest natural ingredients to ensure our customers get the best product possible, 30% of our nougat consist of honey, and 30% of nuts and fruit.
We have grown from a small Irish company to one that sells our award-winning nougat to some of the world’s finest stores – including Harrods of London. We also export globally to the US, Denmark, Belgium, France and Asia. Our current export sales accounting for circa 20% of our turnover. We have the capacity of producing an extra 250kg of nougat per week with a 9 month shelf life.
We are looking export opportunities to high end retailers in the UK, France, Spain and Italy.
About me
Miena’s Nougat is a soft, slightly chewy, not too sweet nougat, packed with fruits and nuts to give it, its distinctive taste.
We are a small firm comprising of 5 ladies working very closely.
Starting in 2012, I made nougat in our home kitchen and sold it at Marley Park on Saturdays. In 2013, I converted our large garage into a purpose build nougat kitchen and launched Miena’s Nougat at Gifted that Christmas.
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 Dunnes Stores Simply Better team, and it was the beginning of my business’ transformation. By producing under the Simply Better Brand our nougat was available nationwide.
The end of 2017 I scaled up from my 12kg capacity nougat machine to a 75kg machine.
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.
Xocolatl, a Danish chocolate company, producing chocolate for Harrods, tried our nougat in 2019, loved it so much that they asked us to produce nougat for them too.
September 2020, we started exporting to Belgium.
August 2021, we started exporting to the US.
At Blas na hÉireann in 2023 we won double gold for two of our products, Best Producer in Leinster, and Best Artisan Producer for 2023
My organisation
Mienas nougat ltd
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