Northern Irish Year of Food and Drink in focus at Food and Drink Expo
Quality beef, poultry, bakery, cakes and biscuits, snack foods,
processed fruit for compotes, jams, sauces and fillings for bakers
along with wines and spirits will be showcased in the Northern
Ireland presentation (Stand G141) at Food and Drink Expo 2016.
As well as significant processors such as Irwin's Bakery, Northern
Ireland's largest independent baker of traditional Irish breads,
loaves, cakes and biscuits, and Western Poultry, a specialist in
added value chicken products, the Northern Ireland showcase includes three companies new to Food and Drink Expo.
The newcomers are Around Noon, producer of sandwiches, wraps and
other snack foods, BOTL, which supplies wines and spirits including its own Butterfly Cane Rum brand, and Gourmet Island, a supplier of frozen meats.
The presentation includes two companies which have done business at previous Food and Drink Expo events. They are Cloughbane Foods, a
farm-based business which provides grass-fed beef and convenience
meals to major retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury, and Davison
Canners, a processor of fruits including Bramley apples from its
own orchards in county Armagh, Northern Ireland's 'Orchard Country'.
Michelle Charrington, Invest NI's Food and Drink Business
Development Manager in Great Britain, commenting on the presentation, says: "All the Northern Ireland companies at Food and Drink are
experienced in doing business in Britain and other markets. They
have developed quality products geared to the requirements of these important markets and also have the necessary accreditations to do
business with retailers and foodservice organisations.
They are market-led and customer-focused and are therefore able to
meet quickly and cost-effectively the specific requirements of
individual customers. They represent the essential features of
Northern Ireland food and drink in their focus on quality, wholesomeness, innovation, traceability and provenance," she adds.
Hundreds of new products will be featured as part of a major
promotional campaign in Britain, the Republic of Ireland and furtherafield associated with Northern Ireland's first ever Year of Food
and Drink in 2016.
Year of Food and Drink has been developed to highlight the breadth
of premium quality and innovative products for retailers,
foodservice and processing sectors from Northern Ireland suppliers.
The showcase is being organised by Invest Northern Ireland, the
region's business development body.
Companies taking part at Food and Drink Expo are broadly
representative of the industry in Northern Ireland. A ?5 billion
industry, food and drink is the region's biggest manufacturer and
a major exporter of quality and authentic products to over 60
markets worldwide especially Great Britain, the biggest purchaser
from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the most important export market.
Northern Ireland Companies at Food and Drink Expo 2016
Around Noon, Newry, county Down - Gourmet sandwiches, wraps and
other snack foods
BOTL, Belfast, county Antrim - wines and spirits including ButterflyCane Rum
Cloughbane Foods, Pomeroy, county Tyrone - meats and convenience
meals
Davison Canners, Portadown, county Armagh - canned fruits and
compotes
Gourmet Island, Newry, county Down - frozen meats
Irwin's Bakery, Portadown, county Armagh - bakery products
Western Brand, Lisnaskea, county Fermanagh - added value poultry
products
processed fruit for compotes, jams, sauces and fillings for bakers
along with wines and spirits will be showcased in the Northern
Ireland presentation (Stand G141) at Food and Drink Expo 2016.
As well as significant processors such as Irwin's Bakery, Northern
Ireland's largest independent baker of traditional Irish breads,
loaves, cakes and biscuits, and Western Poultry, a specialist in
added value chicken products, the Northern Ireland showcase includes three companies new to Food and Drink Expo.
The newcomers are Around Noon, producer of sandwiches, wraps and
other snack foods, BOTL, which supplies wines and spirits including its own Butterfly Cane Rum brand, and Gourmet Island, a supplier of frozen meats.
The presentation includes two companies which have done business at previous Food and Drink Expo events. They are Cloughbane Foods, a
farm-based business which provides grass-fed beef and convenience
meals to major retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury, and Davison
Canners, a processor of fruits including Bramley apples from its
own orchards in county Armagh, Northern Ireland's 'Orchard Country'.
Michelle Charrington, Invest NI's Food and Drink Business
Development Manager in Great Britain, commenting on the presentation, says: "All the Northern Ireland companies at Food and Drink are
experienced in doing business in Britain and other markets. They
have developed quality products geared to the requirements of these important markets and also have the necessary accreditations to do
business with retailers and foodservice organisations.
They are market-led and customer-focused and are therefore able to
meet quickly and cost-effectively the specific requirements of
individual customers. They represent the essential features of
Northern Ireland food and drink in their focus on quality, wholesomeness, innovation, traceability and provenance," she adds.
Hundreds of new products will be featured as part of a major
promotional campaign in Britain, the Republic of Ireland and furtherafield associated with Northern Ireland's first ever Year of Food
and Drink in 2016.
Year of Food and Drink has been developed to highlight the breadth
of premium quality and innovative products for retailers,
foodservice and processing sectors from Northern Ireland suppliers.
The showcase is being organised by Invest Northern Ireland, the
region's business development body.
Companies taking part at Food and Drink Expo are broadly
representative of the industry in Northern Ireland. A ?5 billion
industry, food and drink is the region's biggest manufacturer and
a major exporter of quality and authentic products to over 60
markets worldwide especially Great Britain, the biggest purchaser
from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the most important export market.
Northern Ireland Companies at Food and Drink Expo 2016
Around Noon, Newry, county Down - Gourmet sandwiches, wraps and
other snack foods
BOTL, Belfast, county Antrim - wines and spirits including ButterflyCane Rum
Cloughbane Foods, Pomeroy, county Tyrone - meats and convenience
meals
Davison Canners, Portadown, county Armagh - canned fruits and
compotes
Gourmet Island, Newry, county Down - frozen meats
Irwin's Bakery, Portadown, county Armagh - bakery products
Western Brand, Lisnaskea, county Fermanagh - added value poultry
products