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  • Innovative pork product from Northern Irish processors

    Wednesday 4th January 2017
    Two Northern Irish artisan food processors have teamed up to develop an innovative pork product. Kennedy Bacon, which is based near Omagh in county Tyrone, linked up with Long Meadow Cider at Loughgall in county Armagh to produce a dry-cured ham cooked in craft cider.
  • Research boost for Irish Seaweeds in food

    Wednesday 4th January 2017
    Irish Seaweeds, the Northern Irish specialist in sea vegetables, has been boosted by new research showing that Dulse seaweed is packed full of protein and tastes like bacon.
  • Heritage vegetables attract top Northern Irish chefs

    Tuesday 3rd January 2017
    Top chefs in Northern Ireland are now cooking with heritage vegetables developed by a leading horticulturist in one of the UK's historic Victorian Walled Gardens.
  • Old Bushmills - Ireland's Best Single Malt Whiskey

    Tuesday 3rd January 2017
    A 21-year old single malt from Old Bushmills in Northern Ireland has been named Ireland's Best Single Malt 2017.
  • Quiet Man Irish Whiskey voted 'Dram of the Year'

    Tuesday 3rd January 2017
    Whisky lovers in Britain have voted The Quiet Man Single Malt from Northern Ireland 'Dram of the Year' in 2016.
  • Northern Irish food pioneers honoured

    Tuesday 3rd January 2017
    Three leading figures in Northern Ireland's vibrant food sector were recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours for their respective contributions to what is now the region's biggest manufacturing industry and an exporter of products to over 60 nations.
  • Bakery expansion icing on the cake for Primrose

    Tuesday 3rd January 2017
    A Derry bakery which began five years ago in a tiny back room with one member of staff has moved to a 2,500 sq. ft. new business unit as part of a joint patisserie and café enterprise now employing almost 50 staff in the city.
  • Northern Irish Bushmills Whiskey releases 16 and 21 year old single malts

    Wednesday 21st December 2016
    Bushmills Irish Whiskey in Northern Ireland has launched a small batch duo of 16-year-old and 21-year-old single malts, matured and finished in a range of cask types.
  • Northern Irish Hercules Brewing wins in Global Beer Masters

    Tuesday 20th December 2016
    Hercules Brewing Company, the leading Northern Irish craft brewery, has won two medals for quality and taste in the inaugural Global Beer Masters.
  • Top wholesaler boosts Northern Irish food manufacturers

    Monday 19th December 2016
    Henderson Wholesale, part of the Henderson Group, one of Ireland's leading food businesses, has developed a new product range that's boosting business for local manufacturers.