July 1985 issue began with the clarion call “Quality, quality! QUALITY!!”- that it seems was all the consumer cared about back then.
“The marketplace is rapidly becoming a battlefield where only quality and consistent supply count.” So it is still.
There was a smashing photo of World Champion boxer Barry McGuigan being presented with a Tyrone Crystal trophy. World Champion snooker player Dennis Taylor was also pictured in the edition.
Tommy Dudgeon a well-known compost maker and mushroom grower from Monaghan was also pictured with some crisp looking lettuces. There was a lot going on back then, it would appear.
