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Suki Teahouse, the Belfast boutique tea blender, has moved a step closer to growing its own tea in Northern Ireland. The award-winning blender of teas and fruit infusions recently took delivery of the first 4,000 cuttings from the famed Luponde Tea Garden in Tanzania, one of the world’s oldest organic estates.

Original products from five Northern Ireland companies have been shortlisted for November’s final stages of the prestigious UK Quality Food Awards.

The Northern Ireland contenders include products from major processors such as Moy Park, the region’s only ?1 billion business, Finnebrogue in Downpatrick, county Down, a specialist in venison and pork meals, and Karro Foods of Cookstown, the leading pork producer.

Peppup, the award winning Northern Irish high-end ketchup producer, has won business with Musgraves for its SuperValu and Centra convenience stores.

Northern Ireland’s RubyBlue Irish Potato Vodka has been awarded a silver medal at the prestigious New York World Wine and Spirits competition at the first entry.

Almost 70 products from Northern Ireland have been shortlisted for next month’s final stage of the Blas na hEireann, The Irish Food Awards at Dingle from 1-5 October.

Northern Ireland’s &pound5 billion food and drink industry will be celebrated in a year-long programme of activities during 2016. The industry will be positioned at the forefront of the region’s tourism strategy and will also see substantial investment to boost exports.

Fijian families are now enjoying traditional Irish shortbread and oat biscuits from Graham’s Bakery in Dromore, county Down.

Pork supplier Karro Food Group, which has its largest manufacturing operation in Northern Ireland, has reported a significant annual pre-profit following a restructuring of the business.

More than 30 products from 22 Northern Ireland companies, both large and small and across most sectors, were successful at the recent Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards 2015 in Dublin.

Northern Irish craft baker Our Daily Bread was among a group of artisan companies taking part in a unique Country Market established at Belfast International Airport (BIA) to help promote Northern Ireland artisan producers. It is the first country market to be established in the Departures zone in an airport anywhere in the world. Belfast International is the region’s biggest airport.