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The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast has joined forces with homegrown Great British Bake Off star Andrew Smyth and Jamie Oliver’s team to bid for a place in Festival UK* 2022 - a massive showcase of arts and science creativity to take place across the UK in 2022.

In order to reconnect with key retail, foodservice and wholesale buyers in ROI and GB as well as the local food and drink supplier network during Covid-19, Invest NI’s Food and Drink Business Development team recently hosted a virtual ‘Breakfast’ themed ‘meet the buyer’ event.

Bushmills Irish Whiskey has collaborated with hot sauce specialists, Rebel Chilli, to host a series of online cocktail masterclasses this winter.

Copeland Distillery in Donaghadee, county Down is continuing to overcome local hospitality restrictions with the opening of The Distillery Café, a dog-friendly, neighbourhood coffee shop at the distillery.

Denis Lynn, chairman of Northern Ireland’s Finnebrogue Artisan, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 in the influential Grocer Gold Awards.

Killowen Distillery, producer of small batch whiskey blends as well as gin, poitin and rum in Northern Ireland, has introduced a new Oatmeal Imperial Stout Cask finish whiskey.

Mash Direct, the Northern Ireland specialist in vegetable dishes and convenience meals, has won a UK Quality Food Award.

The unique An Chead Dún cask release from Hinch Distillery contains their first ever distillation of Irish Single Malt spirit, using traditional Irish distilling methods combined with Hinch’s bespoke distilling techniques.

Dunbia, Northern Ireland biggest meat processor has achieved major success in this year’s UK Quality Food Awards.

One of Co. Armagh’s most innovative food and drink producers has won a new contract to supply Aldi’s 144 stores through its Grow with Aldi supplier development programme over the Christmas period!