February 22 2023 – TheNewswire – Bardstown, KY  -  (“Sapidum”) is pleased to announce that Grace’s Perfect Blend chicken breading is now available in the USA and can be ordered through our website at .

Grace’s Perfect Blend is a premium fried chicken breading that has been supplied to restaurants and fast-food outlets throughout Ireland and the UK. The Grace family have a long history in the industry stretching back almost 50 years when they operated a chain of fast-food restaurants in Ireland.  Specialising in Fried Chicken the Grace’s original recipe blend of twelve herbs and spices gave their chicken a unique flavour.

The Grace family name has been synonymous with Fried Chicken in Ireland for almost 50 years. In 1970 Pat Grace returned to Ireland having lived in Toronto, Canada for over a decade. In his time in Canada Pat had seen the rise of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (“KFC”) brand and was sure that he could market and sell Colonel Sanders’ famous product to the Irish market.

After making some inquiries Pat discovered that the Colonel had a holiday home near Toronto and set up a meetinSapidum Foods USA Inc.g with him. The two men immediately hit it off and the Colonel was equally enthusiastic about Pat’s idea for bringing the KFC brand across the Atlantic.

On his return home in 1970 Pat opened his first KFC shop in Phibsboro shopping centre in Dublin. It was a huge success and Pat went on to open 6 more Kentucky Fried Chicken shops in Dublin and Limerick between 1970 and 1982.

Pat became close friends with Colonel Sanders over the years travelling frequently to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky right up to the Colonel’s death at the age of 90 in 1980.

Following Colonel Sanders’ passing, Pat was keen to ensure that he followed the legacy left by Colonel Sanders and keep to his original standards so in 1983 he changed from Kentucky Fried Chicken to Pat Grace’s Famous Fried Chicken.  

Under the Grace’s Famous Fried Chicken banner Pat opened two more shops, one on North Main Street in Cork City and the other on the country’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street in Dublin.  

Even though the breading had links to Colonel Sanders it was not the original recipe, but the standards and quality were maintained.

In the following years Pat began franchising the brand with some success.  However, the recession of the late 80’s combined with the fact that franchising was still a new business model saw a switch in focus to wholesaling the famous chicken breading. The Grace family beloved recipe combined with the family’s expertise in the business ensured that clients were able to get the best results for their own fried chicken.

Since then the company has gone on to acquire loyal customers who have built successful businesses with Grace’s chicken breading as a key ingredient. Pat Grace passed away in 2009 but his name is still known for fried chicken in Ireland and the Grace family continue to supply the original 12 spice recipe fried chicken breading.

About Sapidum Foods USA Inc.

Based in Kentucky, Sapidum Foods USA Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Grace’s Perfect Blend in the USA.  

For more information please e-mail infousa@sapidumfoods.com or visit the Sapidum Foods website at www.sapidumfoods.com

For inquiries regarding availability in Canada please email infocanada@sapidumfoods.com

For inquiries regarding availability outside of North America please visit www.gracesperfectblend.com or email info@gracesperfectblend.com