Northern Irish food software specialist expands

Foods Connected in Northern Ireland is investing £1.7 million investment and creating 20 new jobs to increase export sales of its cloud-based software for food industry companies.

Based at Londonderry in county Derry, software developer provides a range of cloud-based software tools to help food companies manage processes and information across Supplier Approval, Quality and Trading, resulting in reduced costs and increased profitability. The company has received assistance from development agency Invest Northern Ireland

Gary Tyre, co-founder and system development director of Foods Connected, says: "This investment forms part of our long-term growth strategy to become a market leader in management tools for the food sector.

"We've been delighted with the practical support and expert advice provided by Invest NI which we have used to redesign our brand through the Design Active Programme, and support our company expansion plan," he adds.

Foods Connected is an export focused company which is making a major investment in the North West of Northern Ireland and creating 20 new high quality jobs. The new team will be recruited over the next two years and once in place, will generate over £800,000 annually in additional salaries to the local economy.

"Over the last few years, demand for our products has grown rapidly with projects well underway with major food processors and retailers in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

"Recruitment for the new jobs is underway and will give us the resources to keep up with demand and ensure we are well positioned to take advantage of the wide range of growth opportunities we have identified over the coming years," he adds.

Foods Connected currently employs 19 staff and is located in Londonderry with additional offices in Belfast and Sydney.