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A new cask gin, Belfast 1912 has been launched to celebrate the city's rich industrial heritage and especially its experience in shipbuilding and aerospace.

Pancetta has been developed by Hannan Meats, the Northern Ireland meat and bacon processor which has twice won the Supreme Champion Award in the influential UK Great Taste Awards.

Krazibaker, Northern Ireland's award winning artisan baker, has teamed up with one of the region's emerging charcuterie producers to create an innovative twist on a traditional Irish bread.

Broughgammon Farm, the award winning Northern Irish producer of cabrito and veal products, has launched a new Free Range Rose Veal, Prosecco and Lemon sausage.

Young Buck, the Northern Irish artisan blue cheese developed by Mike Thomson of Mike's Fancy Cheese (MFC), is now on sale in Germany. The cheese is the first in Northern Ireland made using unpasteurised milk.

Glenarm Organic Salmon, the Northern Irish producer of premium Atlantic salmon will be showing its premium organic smoked salmon at Seafood Expo North America in Boston from 19-21 March.

The annual Ulster Grocer Marketing Awards, which will take place this year on May 19 at Culloden Estate and Spa, is seeking talented artisan food producers to celebrate their achievements through its Best Artisan Foods Campaign category.

Smaller food firms in Northern Ireland are being supported to come up with original product ideas for export. A grant scheme, worth almost £900,000 and aimed at stimulating innovation in the agri-food industry, has been launched in Northern Ireland.

Moy Park, the leading Northern Ireland poultry processor, has gained a listing from Booths in Great Britain for its breaded chicken range.

Finnebrogue Artisan in Northern Ireland gained one of the top awards in the prestigious Meat and Poultry Processing Awards. Aaron Lynn, the company's plant manager, was named Plant Manager of the Year in the awards, the most important in the UK meat and poultry industry.