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Unimush Ireland Ltd, the Northern Ireland-based specialist in prepack and value added mushroom and vegetable products, is aiming to expand sales in Britain and Ireland following its listing as one of the UK’s ‘Most Inspiring Companies’ by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group.

Irish food business Glanbia, which has a major cheese processing operation in Northern Ireland, reported its sixth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth, with a 10.6 per cent rise in earnings in the year ending 2 January 2016.

Kerry Group, which has several manufacturing operations in Northern Ireland, has reported strong financial performance coupled with solid business development in all core business areas and markets in 2015.

Tayto, Northern Ireland’s best known and most successful crisp brand, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The Northern Ireland group also owns Golden Wonder, Real Crisps, Jonathan Crisp and Mr Porky’s pork snacks in Britain.

Hannan Meats, the Northern Irish catering butcher, has won its first business in Hong Kong and Macau for its premium Himalayan salt aged beef.

Enterprise Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell, is supporting 13 local companies taking part in Gulfood, one of the world’s largest annual food and hospitality trade shows.

Five Northern Ireland companies have achieved success in the prestigious National Ice Cream Competition 2016, the results of which were announced at the annual Ice Cream Expo in Harrogate.

Three food processing companies are among six from the Northern Ireland agri-food industry included in a major report by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE Group) on the UK’s 1,000 Most Inspiring Companies.

The influential study lists Ballygarvey Free-Range Eggs from Ballymena, Genesis Crafty of Magherafelt and Unimush Ireland, Armagh among a total of 21 companies from Northern Ireland.

Invest Northern Ireland’s Chief Executive, Alastair Hamilton has announced that Ballyclare based Antrim Hills has won its first export business in the United Arab Emirates.

The contract with Dubai Duty Free, was announced as part of a visit programme to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Mike Thomson, the Northern Irish blue cheese maker, is aiming to win his first export sales in Europe. He’s planning to follow the Northern Ireland football team in the forthcoming European Championships in France. “I am going to stock my van and sell my handcrafted blue cheese to the French in June,” he says.