Artisans win international airport backing
Artisan food and drink producers in Northern Ireland have been
boosted by a decision by Aelia Duty Free to develop a separate
section for local food and drink at Belfast International Airport,
the region's biggest airport.
Aelia has listed around 50 artisan products including bacon,
traditional breads, oils, chocolate, cheeses, condiments and craft
ales for the new section, which is to branded 'Taste of Ulster' and will also focus on Northern Ireland's Year of Food in 2016.
The new section follows a successful popup shop featuring local
artisan producers earlier in the year. The popularity of the popup
shop with passengers led Aelia to develop the section in the main
Duty Free area within the airport's Departures zone.
The section, which Aelia intends to expand further, has been
developed with Belfast International Airport management, Food NI andUlster Artisans, both of which work together to promote local food
and drink producers.
Aelia plans a series of sampling sessions in the airport hosted by artisan producers.
Aelia has also listed two recently developed local spirits -
Shortcross Gin, which is distilled by Rademon Estate Distillery at
Crossgar in county Down, and RubyBlue, a potato vodka produced by
Hughes Craft Distillery of Lisburn in county Antrim
Aelia Duty Free is part of French-owned Lagard?re Services, the leader of the travel retail market. Lagard?re Services is present in 21 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Pacific and operates an international chain of shops selling newspapers and related services, duty-free, specialist retail.
Aelia offers a full range of traditional duty-free products
including perfumes, cosmetics and alcohol as well as specialist
products and services such as fashion and accessories, gastronomy,
multimedia, electronic articles, souvenirs, etc.).
Pictured, left to right, artisan producers at the new food and drinkstore in Belfast International Airport - Melanie Gilfillan of Our
Daily Bread, Jane Harnett of Harnett;s Oils, Claire Kelly and NathanKelly of Passion Preserved.
boosted by a decision by Aelia Duty Free to develop a separate
section for local food and drink at Belfast International Airport,
the region's biggest airport.
Aelia has listed around 50 artisan products including bacon,
traditional breads, oils, chocolate, cheeses, condiments and craft
ales for the new section, which is to branded 'Taste of Ulster' and will also focus on Northern Ireland's Year of Food in 2016.
The new section follows a successful popup shop featuring local
artisan producers earlier in the year. The popularity of the popup
shop with passengers led Aelia to develop the section in the main
Duty Free area within the airport's Departures zone.
The section, which Aelia intends to expand further, has been
developed with Belfast International Airport management, Food NI andUlster Artisans, both of which work together to promote local food
and drink producers.
Aelia plans a series of sampling sessions in the airport hosted by artisan producers.
Aelia has also listed two recently developed local spirits -
Shortcross Gin, which is distilled by Rademon Estate Distillery at
Crossgar in county Down, and RubyBlue, a potato vodka produced by
Hughes Craft Distillery of Lisburn in county Antrim
Aelia Duty Free is part of French-owned Lagard?re Services, the leader of the travel retail market. Lagard?re Services is present in 21 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Pacific and operates an international chain of shops selling newspapers and related services, duty-free, specialist retail.
Aelia offers a full range of traditional duty-free products
including perfumes, cosmetics and alcohol as well as specialist
products and services such as fashion and accessories, gastronomy,
multimedia, electronic articles, souvenirs, etc.).
Pictured, left to right, artisan producers at the new food and drinkstore in Belfast International Airport - Melanie Gilfillan of Our
Daily Bread, Jane Harnett of Harnett;s Oils, Claire Kelly and NathanKelly of Passion Preserved.