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La Rousse helps Lough Neagh eels win business in Republic
Top hotels and restaurants in the Republic of Ireland are increasingly including Lough Neagh eels on their menus as a result of an agreement with La Rousse Foods in Dublin.
La Rousse, Irelandâs leading gourmet food business, is now distributing the eels from Lough Neagh, Europeâs largest wild eel fishery, to its high-end foodservice customers in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.Northern Irish artisan foods for gourmet banquets in Bangkok
Gourmet foods from Northern Ireland were showcased by Northern Irish Michelin chef Michael Deane at a special event in one of the top hotels in Asia.
Mr Deane, owner of seven high-end restaurants in Belfast, cooked meals for leading business people and food writers over a week long stint at the critically acclaimed VIU restaurant on the 12th floor of The St Regis Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.New food tour captures essence of Year of Food and Drink
A new tour of County Down is capturing the very essence of the Year of Food and Drink by placing local produce and producers at the heart of the visitor experience.Innovation Key to Securing a Sustainable Future for Northern Ireland Poultry Sector
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell and Agriculture Minster Michelle OâNeill have welcomed a highly innovative project which will turn surplus poultry litter into low carbon biogas and organic fertiliser.Sweet commissions for The Chocolate Manor!
Northern Irish handmade chocolate producer, The Chocolate Manor produced special boxes of chocolate for the recent Pitch@Palace event hosted by the Duke of York for 600 guests at St Jamesâ Palace in London.Gourmet burger buns for better flavour
A gourmet burger bun has been developed by Yellow Door, an award winning bakery and artisan food business in Northern Ireland.Glenarm Organic Salmon at Seafood North America
Glenarm Organic Salmon, Northern Irelandâs award winning farm salmon business, will be showing fresh and smoked salmon at Seafood Expo North America in Boston (6-8 March).Moy Park top at Meat and Poultry Awards 2016
Moy Park, Northern Irelandâs biggest food manufacturer, has been named Processing Business of the Year 2016 at the prestigious Meat and Poultry Processing Awards.Belgian chocolate stout from Northern Irish craft brewer
The award-winning Mourne Mountains Brewery has announced a brand new and very limited edition chocolate Belgian stout named Chocolat Chaud.Northern Ireland aims to be Fairtrade region
Northern Ireland is in line to achieve Fairtrade devolved region recognition later this year.
The focus on achieving devolved region status â Scotland and Wales have already achieved this â has been announced by an all-party grouping of local politicians, councillors and other community bodies in Northern Ireland. It coincided with the launch of Fairtrade Fortnight earlier in the week. Fairtrade Fortnight runs to 13 March.