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Bruce’s Hill Cattle Company, the award winning Northern Irish producer of speciality meats including Dexter beef, has opened the first ‘pop up’ butchery and deli in Belfast city centre.

S? Gourmet Popcorn, a Northern Irish start up business, has been given good reason to toast Guinness during the forthcoming Arthur’s Day, which is a great showcase of Ireland’s creativity and talent. Diageo has just placed an order with S?, which is based in Draperstown in county Londonderry.

The quality and innovation underpinning Northern Irish food and drink, especially beef, sheep meat and pork, will be showcased at ANUGA, the world’s most important exhibition for the industry, which is being held at Cologne in Germany, from 5-9th October.

Five Northern Irish companies gained six top category awards in the first Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards (IQFA). The awards, launched this year, recognise excellence in product development by food and drink producers in both parts of Ireland for major retailers and foodservice organisations.

Travellers flying from Belfast International Airport are now able to take Fivemiletown Creamery’s award winning speciality cheeses with them to enjoy later. The cheese is among the first artisan foods to be chosen for a new local food showcase at the airport.

Free’ist, an innovative branded range of products for the burgeoning ‘free-from’ marketplace in the UK and Republic of Ireland, has been developed by GM Marketing in Northern Ireland.

Food from The Yellow Door Deli in Portadown, County Armagh, recognised by a panel of expert judges in the finals of the UK Great Taste Awards as being highly innovative, leads the presentation of quality food and drink on the Northern Ireland Naturally showcase (C1) at Food and Hospitality Ireland.

Northern Irish beef took pride of place at the gala dinner in London hosted by the UK Guild of Fine Food in the five-star Royal Garden Hotel.

Belfast-based Suki Tea is celebrating the news that their hand blended ‘Earl Grey Blue Flower’ is one of 332 products to be shortlisted in this year’s Quality Food Awards - one of the retail food and drink industries’ most prestigious accolades.

Innovative lifestyle drink CocoMojo has agreed a UK deal for its unique blend of coconut, exotic fruits and aromatic herbs with CLF Distribution of Southampton.