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Broighter Gold, the Northern Irish specialist in rapeseed oils, has launched an innovative range of flavoured oils and has signed a distribution deal in the Republic of Ireland.

Gourmet restaurants in London are now following the menus of eateries in Northern Ireland in listing dishes featuring goat meat from Will Haire, a pioneering local farmer.

Echlinville Distillery has now been granted the first licence to distil spirits in Northern Ireland in over 130 years by HM Customs and Excise.
The granting of this crucially important licence was announced today by Shane Braniff, a local business man from Ards Peninsula, who launched the ever successful Feckin Irish Whiskey brand in 2005.

Choc-o-Bloc, the Northern Irish developer of a unique chocolate model-making kit, is to supply its product to a popular Chinese children’s television series.

Ballyrashane Creamery, the Northern Irish dairy co-operative, is investing around ?6 million to grow its European business.
The company has developed a new speciality butter aimed at key markets such as France and Germany as part of an expansion that includes the construction of a new butter processing plant.

Datos Professional Solutions based in Co. Armagh, Ireland, have developed Season over the last 21 years. Season is a software package which has been designed for the Food Industry and enhanced for the Meat & Seafood Sectors. Their Season Office and Factory packages have recently been implemented to Ballycotton Seafood.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster pledged her support for the continued growth of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland at the recent Balmoral Show.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced innovative technology developed by Carritech Research in Belfast that could help improve nutrition for children, the elderly and the obese.

The company, a technology startup, is pioneering the development of honeycomb textured products that can be loaded with essential nutrients for healthier eating in both developed and developing worlds, a global marketplace worth around ?350 billion.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recently announced a ?5million investment by Dungannon-based Linden Foods, which will create 179 new jobs.

Linden Foods is a market leader within the Northern Ireland fresh meat processing industry, sourcing and processing top quality beef and lamb. Invest Northern Ireland has offered assistance of ?520,000 under its Jobs Fund to support the company’s plans for growth within the food retailing sector.

Pomeroy-based Cloughbane Farm Foods has secured a contract to supply its new range of pasta dishes, developed with an Invest Northern Ireland Innovation Voucher, to ASDA.

The family business has grown steadily over the past 10 years and supplies several of its products, including its award winning meat pies, to retailers across Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.