GOLDEN POPCORN GROWS EXPORTS TO REPUBLIC

Northern Ireland based Golden Popcorn is aiming to strengthen its business in the Republic of Ireland as a leading supplier of the snack product to retailers and cinema operators. The company, which recently achieved top quality ranking from the influential British Retail Consortium (BRC), has won new business from cinema operators and retail outlets in the Republic.

The company also aims to have its large bags of popcorn available in symbol groups throughout the province and to launch a new snack-sized bag of popcorn towards the end of the year. Lucy McDowell, Golden Popcorn's Managing Director, commenting on the achievement of BRC Grade ???A' Global Food Standard, said: ???Achieving this standard will help us win new business particularly from major retail operations throughout the British Isles. ???BRC imposes a set of systems which ensure both good management practice and the highest standard of food hygiene. Getting an ???A' grade demonstrates that we give 100 per cent support to the principles behind BRC, showing that we are totally committed to the issue of food hygiene and that as a company, we aim for the highest possible standards.??? Golden Popcorn has also enhanced its marketing through the application of interactive social media such as Facebook and has also developed a regular internet blog (goldenpopcorn-official.blogspot.com/).