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  • Northern Ireland Fod takes centre stage at world's leading food fair

    Friday 9th October 2015
    Fourteen companies from Northern Ireland are travelling to Cologne
    in Germany this weekend to take part in Anuga, the world’s leading
    food fair.
  • Adelie Foods acquires Northern Irish business

    Friday 9th October 2015
    Northern Irish ready-to-eat-food company, The Bite Group, which has depots in Belfast, Dublin and Cork has been acquired by a leading GB manufacturer of sandwiches, chilled snacks and salads for major retailers such as Boots and Sainsbury's.
  • Enniskillen Firm's Innovation Voucher Success Helps Boosts Sales and Staff

    Thursday 8th October 2015
    Derrylin-based business Crust and Crumb has grown its workforce by five and turnover by &pound500,000 following product development undertaken with help from Invest Northern Ireland’s Innovation Vouchers.
  • Moy Park scoops top learning and development accolade

    Thursday 8th October 2015
    Top UK food company Moy Park has been recognised for its best in class approach to people development, picking up the IGD John Sainsbury Learning and Development Award at the prestigious IGD Awards 2015. The IGD awards celebrate the best in the UK food and grocery industry, and are regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of the industry, staged at a glittering ceremony attended by 700 industry leaders.
  • Major award for Moy Park suppliers in Northern Ireland

    Tuesday 6th October 2015
    Moy Park suppliers in Northern Ireland have been rewarded for their hard work in providing quality poultry to the company.
  • Quirky Northern Irish baker launches first retail product

    Tuesday 6th October 2015
    Krazibaker, Northern Ireland’s quirky craft baker, has introduced his first packaged product for retail.

    The business, formed in 2013 by experienced baker Mark Douglas to revive interest in traditional Irish griddle breads at farmers’ markets around Northern Ireland, has launched Irish shortbread in a 317g tin (RRP &pound7).
  • Northern Irish coffee roaster to grow own beans

    Monday 5th October 2015
    Johnson’s Coffee is planning to grow its own coffee beans in Northern Ireland.
    The company, based near Lisburn in county Antrim, is Northern Ireland’s oldest and most experienced coffee roaster and producer. It has been roasting coffee sourced from around the world for the last century.
  • Gold for 13 Northern Irish products at Irish Food Awards

    Monday 5th October 2015
    Thirteen food and drink products from Northern Ireland were awarded gold medals at this year’s annual Blas na hEireann, Irish Food Awards.
  • Northern Irish Abernethy Butter for new Fenwick's Food Hall

    Friday 2nd October 2015
    Abernethy Butter has become the first artisan product from Northern Ireland listed for the new high-end Food Hall at Fenwick’s flagship store in Newcastle.
  • Five from Northern Ireland in Manufacturing Excellence

    Friday 2nd October 2015
    Five Northern Ireland companies and two young managers have been shortlisted for the ‘Oscars’ of the food industry, the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2015.