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Heavenly Tasty Organics, the Northern Irish developer of organic foods for babies and young children, has launched authentic ‘Mini Italian Breadsticks’ for snacking.

These hand crafted snacks, which are baked in Italy, contain no added salt or sugar and are free from additives and preservatives.

Gourmet roasted pepper and tomato table sauces from PEPPUP have been listed by Fortnum and Mason for the first time.

The sauces, developed by Luca Montorio, a native of Turin now resident at Portaferry, Northern Ireland, will be on the shelves of the upmarket London store in early May. It is PEPPUP’s first major success in London.

Eleven food and drink companies have won recognition in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey, the region’s most important yardstick of sustainability.

Dromona butter from Dale Farm in Northern Ireland has been selected for use by Scotland’s most awarded chocolatier, Iain Burnett the Highland Chocolatier, to create ‘The Sandringham Velvet Truffle®, to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday on 21st April.

HIX Mayfair, the gourmet restaurant at Brown’s Hotel in London specialising in beef and gammon from Hannan Meats in Northern Ireland, has been voted the city’s No 1 Hotel Restaurant.

CocoMojo, the Northern Irish producer of healthy coconut and fruit-based drinks, has won sales in the Nordics with Netto, the Danish value chain.

The company, which is based at Lisburn in county Antrim, is to supply Netto with four products – pure coconut water, pineapple and watermelon, passion fruit and coconut milk with tropical fruit.

Heavenly Tasty Organics, Northern Ireland’s market leader in organic snacks for young children, has won business from Tesco Ireland. It will supply its range of snacks to over 70 Tesco stores across Ireland.

SuperValu stores has named top chef Noel McMeel as ‘Brand Ambassador’ as part of its support for local producers. The tie-up was announced as the retailer weighed in behind Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink.

Belfast will host a unique craft beer and artisan cider festival over three days at the end of April (21-23). Custom House Square, one of the city’s historic squares will feature craft brewers from most parts of Ireland including many of Northern Ireland’s most successful export focused breweries.

Echlinville Distillery in Northern Ireland has completed its state-of-the-art distillery.

The stillhouse is the jewel-in-the-crown of Echlinville’s innovative facilities, which include an extensive maturation hall, bottling and storage facilities, and an impressive function room – all nestled within the grounds of the historic Echlinville Estate, based at Kircubbin in county Down in the picturesque Ards Peninsula.