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Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster MLA has welcomed a delegation of top chefs and buyers from Dubai hotels and UAE based foodservice distributors to Northern Ireland as part of a visit showcasing the pure, natural, quality of local food and drink.

Krazibaker, the Northern Ireland artisan baker, has opened a unique bakery school to help increase awareness of traditional Irish griddle breads.
The award winning business, owned and run by Mark Douglas, is aiming to create interest in Britain in the production of staple Irish products such as handmade soda bread, potato cakes, potato apple, wheaten loaves and all butter shortbread.

A new cask-aged gin has been developed by Northern Ireland’s Shortcross Gin exclusively for Fortnum and Mason, the iconic London retailer.

The new gin from Shortcross is Fortnum and Mason’s ‘Spirit of the Month’ for February and is produced by Rademon Estate Craft Distillery based at Crossgar in County Down.

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Wagyu-style beef has been developed by Hillstown Farm, an award winning Northern Irish artisan meat processing business.
The enterprise, based on a family farm near Ballymena in country Antrim, has already started supplying the beer flavoured beef to leading chefs in Northern Ireland and aims to expand sales further afield.

Graham’s Bakery in Northern Ireland has strengthened its position in the United Arab Emirates with a deal to supply another Dubai-based supermarket chain.

They may be more used to bagels, but New Yorkers are being encouraged to try some wheaten, soda or potato bread instead. The call came from the Northern Ireland Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell this week-end as he launched the NI Year of Food and Drink 2016 in the city.

Glenarm Organic Salmon has developed a new own label organic smoked salmon product for Fortnum and Mason, the upmarket London retailer.

Northern Irish healthy eating company Slender Choice has launched a range of low-fat sausages for weight conscious consumers.

Whitewater Brewing Company, Northern Ireland’s largest microbrewery, is launching two new beers at the AllTech Craft Beer Festival in Dublin next month.