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Mash Direct, the Northern Ireland producer of quick-serve potato and vegetable products, has just begun supplying 15 lines to Budgens in Britain. Products are now available in the chill cabinets in almost 200 stores.

Spirited Drinks, the Northern Irish maker of award winning Boozeberries and Ruby Blue super premium berry liqueurs, is expanding production following a series of new contracts.

Food and drink companies from Northern Ireland will be showcasing a broad range of products for retail and foodservice on the Northern Ireland Naturally presentation,(Booth 3933), at this year’s Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, 20th -22nd January 2013.

Johnsons, the Northern Irish coffee roaster, is aiming to mark its centenary this year by driving sales of its range of branded products to customers in Britain, the Republic, other parts of Europe and the US.

Paradox Omega Oils, the Northern Irish specialist in the development of innovative Omega supplements, has won a series of deals that will assist them to establish a strong presence in key Middle East markets.

Pure Roast Coffee, the Northern Irish coffee pod producer, aims to grow sales abroad as a result of a new business plan being implemented during 2013. The company, which is based at Lisburn, near Belfast, has also received backing from the Growth Loan Fund in Northern Ireland to help accelerate growth in exports.

A new range of mayonnaise, sauces, curries and gravy products for foodservice in the UK and Ireland will be launched by Alfee’s, a Northern Irish business with a heritage in food stretching over 90 years.

Dale Farm, Northern Ireland’s leading dairy business, has opened a new best-in-class milk and cream facility at its processing plant near Ballymena.

The facility is the result of a ?10million investment by Dale Farm and Nampak, supported by Invest Northern Ireland, and is part of an overall ?39 million investment in Dale Farm’s three local production facilities which was announced in 2010.

Deli Lites Ireland, the Northern Irish food business, has won a contract worth more than &pound1 million from Applegreen in the Republic of Ireland for gourmet convenience foods. Deli Lites is supplying Applegreen with a range of eight gourmet sandwiches and tortilla wraps on a daily basis.

Northern Ireland Enterprise minister Arlene Foster has welcomed confirmation of the management buy-out of the VION Pork Unit which has a processing operation in Cookstown in County Tyrone.