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Gluten and sugar-free products will feature prominently on the Northern Ireland showcase at Gulfood 2016 in Dubai, 21 - 25 Feb. The Northern Ireland products, many of which have won international awards for outstanding taste and quality, will form part of the UK Pavilion in the Trade Centre Arena, Sheikh Saeed Hall (S-B45).

Northern Ireland’s Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has commended Mash Direct on its continued growth during a visit to the company’s Comber-based premises.

Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell today announced Moy Park’s &pound8million investment to implement a skills and development programme across the group over the next four years.

Irish whiskey brand Bushmills, which is based in Northern Ireland, has released its first line of travel retail exclusive products, called The Steamship Collection. The whiskey is matured in sherry casks and is aimed at airport stores and other travel retail outlets worldwide.

Three artisan food companies have been shortlisted for the Product of the Show Award at this year’s IFEX 2016, Northern Ireland’s biggest event in the foodservice calendar.

Northern Ireland’s Irwin’s Bakery has secured a listing to supply
Tesco in the UK with three new Easter variants of its successful
Joeys buns.

The lemon and white chocolate, carrot cake and chocolate chip buns
will be available from 450 Tesco stores in Britain for an RRP of ?1.
Joeys are sweet madeira buns with a flavoured coating, sprinkled
with desiccated coconut.

Four Northern Ireland companies are shortlisted for the final stages of the annual FreeFrom Food Awards 2016, the UK's only industry awards for free from food.

Northern Ireland’s Abernethy Butter is shortlisted in the final of the Red Ribbon Award for outstanding family businesses in the UK. The company now goes through to the final stage in the premiere Best of Business Award in July.

Some of the industry’s top experts are to focus on the importance of the food and hospitality sectors to local tourism at a major conference being held in Belfast this time next week.

Wafer Ltd, the Northern Irish enterprise which has become a UK and Ireland industry leader in products for the ice cream industry will be bidding to win new business at the Ice Cream Alliance Expo in Harrogate from 16-18 February.