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Two new potato varieties have been developed by Potato Partners NI (PPNI), a joint venture between research teams in Northern Ireland and the Netherlands. The varieties have already been assessed by suppliers to major UK supermarkets and could be on the shelves for shoppers early next year.

Unique salt-aged beef from Hannan Meats, the Northern Irish catering butchery business, has been named Innovation of the Year 2014 in a major UK awards.

Organic smoked salmon developed by a Northern Irish company which has also had a seafood product ranked among the top 50 foods in the United Kingdom and Ireland will be featured on the Northern Ireland Naturally presentation at SEAFEX 2013 in the World Trade Centre, Dubai, Hall 4 G14, 17-19 November.

Suki Teahouse, the Northern Irish boutique blender, has won a major Food and Drink Quality Award. The company was named winner of the Teas and Other Hot Beverages Category for its Earl Grey Blue Flower in the annual awards, one of the most important events in the food retail calendar.

Clandeboye Estate, the Northern Irish yoghurt producer, has launched an initial range of yoghurt smoothies. The artisan company, Northern Ireland’s only indigenous yoghurt business, has developed four flavoured smoothies in 250ml containers – blueberry, mango, strawberry and toffee – which are now attracting the attention of leading retailers.

The Heatherlea, one of the successes in the recent UK Great Taste Awards, has been named Bakery of the Year in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland’s Paradox Omega Oil has secured a contract in Iraq worth almost &pound1 million a year to supply its range of products to one of the nation’s biggest healthcare businesses.

Kettyle Irish Foods, the Northern Irish meat processor specialising in dry-aged beef, lamb and bacon, has seen sales in Germany triple over the past six months.

Broighter Gold, the leading Northern Irish cold pressed rapeseed oil producer, has been listed by Brown Thomas, the upmarket Dublin department store.

Based in Limavady, county Derry, Broighter Gold has started supplying its full range of four rapeseed oils and has taken parted in sampling sessions in the store’s stylish food hall in Dublin.

Three Northern Irish companies were showcased at the inaugural Food Summit in Dublin, the largest food showcase in Ireland. The prestigious event, held as part of the Web Summit, a major technology gathering, took place yesterday and (30th Oct) & today, 31st October.