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Northern Ireland based TS Foods is hoping to cash in its export chips after a major investment in research and development. The family run company already supplies fresh and frozen convenience foods for retail, food service and wholesale customers in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Popular brands include TS Foods’ foodworks and the Tony’s Chippy range.

Northern Ireland-based Clanconnel Brewing Company (Clanconnel) has won its first export business with help from Invest Northern Ireland. The artisan brewery has signed a distribution deal with CWI Drinks in Dublin which has led to its beer and stout brands being sold in gastropubs, bars and restaurants in key regional centres including Dublin, Cork and Galway.

Belfast-based Greenfields Ireland Ltd has secured a ?1million contract to supply retail butter to SADAFCO (Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company), one of the leading FMCG companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council region covering Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The highly acclaimed and multi award-winning Suki Tea, which is based in Belfast, is thrilled with its latest prestigious listing – at The Barbican Centre, the largest multi-arts centre in Europe and the hub of London’s cultural scene.

Northern Ireland food ingredients producer, Finlay’s Foods is rapidly growing its export markets, having recently secured new distribution agreements in the Middle East and Africa, primarily for the company’s manufactured products.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recently announced a ?200,000 contract for White’s in Tandragee with Wellcome, Hong Kong’s biggest supermarket chain.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today highlighted the importance of the retail multiple supply chain to the Northern Ireland food sector.
The Minister was speaking as she met Sainsbury’s Retail and Logistics Director Roger Burnley in Belfast. Sainsbury’s currently sources in the region of ?250million of food products from Northern Ireland suppliers annually. At the meeting, the company announced details of a new contract with its latest local supplier, Dungannon-based Mackle Foods, which will see its range of pet treats sold in 600 of Sainsbury’s UK stores.

Several Northern Ireland food companies are already celebrating a very happy Christmas, as their business with Marks & Spencer continues to grow, with a number of innovative new products as well as established favourites featuring in this year’s M&S festive food selection.

Award winning Ashers Baking Co, based in Newtownabbey in County Antrim, has won a first export order with a potential value of over ?75,000 for a range of home baked products.

The company, which has gained awards for its products including its rich fruit loaf, has signed a deal with V F Foods in Dublin, a leading foodservice business in the Greater Dublin area. VF will be supplying the bakery’s products to public sector organisations in the Republic.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recently officially opened the new Moy Park poultry manufacturing facility in Ballymena. The ?21million world class premises is part of a phased four-year, ?37million investment project, supported by Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund, which was announced earlier this year.