NEW TASTES FROM NORTHERN IRELAND FOR

New ideas in snack food and drinks from Northern Ireland will be on show at this year's Caffe Culture for the first time on May 20 & 21 at Olympia, London. Featuring in the first time ???Northern Ireland Naturally' exhibition, Stand K15, will be a wide range of quality products from many of the region's leading food and beverage producers. The exhibition stand has been organised by Invest Northern Ireland, the economic development agency. The presentation includes products from a number of companies currently supplying the coffee bar industry in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and further afield. Among the products being shown are morning goods such as scones, muffins, pancakes and cakes, along with new ideas in coffee, tea, fruit juices and sauces. The line-up includes Northern Ireland industry leaders such as Dale Farm, the region's biggest processor of dairy products, Irwin's Bakery, and Rich Sauces, all of which have significant business supplying cafes throughout the UK and Ireland. Launching innovative fruit smoothies is Jackaboo, a new business which has developed unique puree-based smoothies that are from dairy ingredients, sugar, additives, preservatives and cholesterol. The group also includes several companies which won awards for quality and originality in the recent Great Taste Awards such as loose-leaf tea and infusion specialist Suki Tea, which recently started supplying products to tea houses in Tokyo. The participating companies are broadly representative of Northern Ireland's food and drink processing industries, the UK region's biggest manufacturing sector with a longstanding and successful track record in the supply of products geared to the requirements of customers throughout the British Isles. Northern Ireland products are marketed extensively at exhibitions throughout the UK, Ireland and other parts of Europe. In addition, tea, coffee and dairy products are now exported by Northern Ireland companies to global markets including the US, Asia and the Middle East. Northern Ireland Naturally at Caffe Culture 2009 Bailies Caf? Services Ltd, Belfast ??" coffee roaster offering a wide range of ground coffees including from Fairtrade sources as well as coffee machines. Dale Farm Ltd, Belfast ??" Northern Ireland's leading dairy company supplying a wide range of products including butter, yoghurt, ice cream and cheese..The company has processing operations in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland and sources its milk from a network of local farmers. Irwin's Bakery Ltd, Craigavon ??" a baker of a wide range of breads including speciality Irish products such as wheaten and soda breads and scones. A subsidiary also produces cakes and traybakes. Jackaboo, Downpatrick ??" a new company specialising in a unique range of smoothies using fruit purees and provided in tetrapak format. Johnston's Coffee Ltd, Lisburn ??" one of Ireland's longest established coffee roasters. It supplies a range that includes its own unique Irel blend. P McCann, Craigavon ??" apple and other fruit juice drinks processed from its established network of local suppliers. Punjana Tea, Belfast ??" tea bags and loose tea, including from Fairtrade suppliers, from one of Ireland's oldest importers and blenders Rich Sauces, Newtownards ??" award winning mayonnaise, bouillion and sauces for foodservice organisations in the UK, Ireland and further afield. Stateside Imports, Belfast - American styled and themed goods from around the world to sell in store and online. These range from furnishings to a range of American sodas and candy from Root Beer to Reese's peanut butter cups Suki Tea, Belfast ??" award winning range of gourmet, loose-leaf teas and infusions from a company which has won a series of Great Taste Awards for the flavour and quality of its teas and fruit infusions. The company also provides a distinctive range of oriental-styled accessories such as teapots and bamboo trays. Take'n'Bake, Newry ??" a range of bake-off products including soda bread,. wheaten bread and fruit soda as well as scones.