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Food sales abroad drove the record growth in Northern Ireland's exports during the second quarter of this year. Overall exports of Northern Ireland manufactured goods rose by 12 percent to £8.4bn.

Northern Ireland's Copeland Gin, a specialist in fruit infused craft gins, has been listed by Marks and Spencer.

The top retailer has chosen Copeland's unique raspberry and mint gin for its 18 stores across Northern Ireland - just 11 months after the launch of the company and its 'ginfusions'.

Mash Direct, the Northern Ireland specialist in vegetable sides and convenience meals, is to supply its recently launched Nourish Bowls, to selected Dunnes Stores across the Republic of Ireland.

Yardsman, the Northern Irish beers and stout range, now features a new Tropical American Rye Ale in bottles and kegs. The brewery producing the Yardsman range, based in Belfast, has also lined up a distributor to grow its business in the Republic of Ireland.

Amazin' Grazin', an artisan bakery in Northern Ireland, has marked the success of another local craft business in a major awards.

Cavanagh Free Range Eggs in Northern Ireland is expanding production to meet the growing demand for its award-winning eggs.

Linwoods, the award-winning manufacturer of healthy superfoods, has won the top award for exports in the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual awards for 2017.

A new artisan black pudding has been launched in Northern Ireland by one of Derry's most experienced butchers.

Randox Food Diagnostics in Northern Ireland has developed a unique testing solution specifically tailored to suit the needs of the dairy industry for greater safety from antibiotic and pesticide residues.

Peppup, the Northern Irish manufacturer of award winning pasta sauces and ketchup for retail, is now launching into foodservice. The company, which is based at Portaferry in county Down, has developed a catering product in innovative 5kg metal pouches using its unique recipe of roasted tomatoes and peppers.