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Consumers across many countries in the Middle East are coming to value the provenance of their food and there are few better places to source high quality, ethically sourced food and drink products than Northern Ireland.

Vanilla ice cream created by Northern Ireland's famous family-owned ice cream brand, Morelli's, has been named the best in the UK at a national awards ceremony in Harrogate last night.

Boatyard Gin, the Northern Irish craft distiller, has won its first business in Denmark for its unique double gin.
The distillery, which is based near Enniskillen in county Fermanagh, has won business with Sprit and Co in Copenhagen to distribute the gin throughout Denmark.

Northern Irish seafood leader Rooney Fish will be showcasing an extensive range of products at Seafood Expo Global Europe in Brussels in April.

The first in a planned network of high-end coffee shops in China involving Pure Roast Coffee in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, has just opened in a major shopping mall in Shanghai.

SHS Group, one of Northern Ireland's biggest companies and the owner of brands such as Shloer and WKD, has diversified into the growing peanut butter market.

Just Live a Little, Northern Ireland's luxury breakfast granola producer, has won business with Auchan in France. The Northern Ireland company, which is based at Portaferry in county Down, is supplying two of its artisan granola products - Whole Almond and Cranberry and Cashew - to 100 Auchan supermarkets in Paris and other centres across the country.

Corndale Farm Free Range Charcuterie in Northern Ireland has developed a handmade Tuscan styled salami from its own herd of rare breed pigs.

Graham's Bakery, one of Northern Ireland's most successful independent family bakeries, has won new business in the US, France and Spain for its traditional Irish biscuits.

Nine products from three Northern Ireland companies have been shortlisted in the prestigious UK FreeFrom Awards. The FreeFrom Foods category has been growing steadily in Northern Ireland and upwards of 20 food producers now feature products that are free from gluten, wheat and dairy.