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UK SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector prepare for digital future with leadership programmes

    UK SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector prepare for digital future with leadership programmes

UK food and drink manufacturers have been empowered with the vision, skills and drive to pursue smarter manufacturing through Made Smarter’s innovative leadership programmes. Made Smarter, a government-funded industry-led initiative

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BIA Innovator Campus — the first National Centre of Excellence for Irish start-up, micro and small food businesses — officially opens in Athenry following an €8 million capital investment

    BIA Innovator Campus — the first National Centre of Excellence for Irish start-up, micro and small food businesses — officially opens in Athenry following an €8 million capital investment

Ireland’s first National Centre of Excellence dedicated to supporting start-up, micro and small food businesses has been officially opened in Athenry, County Galway. BIA Innovator Campus will drive regional and national growth

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Made Smarter national roll-out to turbo charge SME manufacturers in British food and drink sector

    Made Smarter national roll-out to turbo charge SME manufacturers in British food and drink sector

Made Smarter, a programme helping SME manufacturers in the UK food and drink sector access technology and digital skills, is to be rolled out nationally. The Government has committed to

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C&D Foods to invest €48 million in Longford facility

    C&D Foods to invest €48 million in Longford facility

The petfood division of ABP Food Group, C&D Foods, has announced an investment of €48 million for its flagship facility at Edgeworthstown, County Longford. The investment, which includes the creation

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Origin Green Gold Membership 2023 Recognises Sustainability Excellence in Irish Food and Drink Sector

    Origin Green Gold Membership 2023 Recognises Sustainability Excellence in Irish Food and Drink Sector

Bord Bia has acknowledged the sustainability performance of 97 Irish food and drink companies that have attained Origin Green Gold Membership in 2023. Gold Membership is given to companies, which

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CPI launches multi-million-pound food innovation centre in North East England

    CPI launches multi-million-pound food innovation centre in North East England

CPI (Centre for Process Innovation) has launched a new multi-million-pound food innovation centre that will put the North East of England ​’at the epicentre of a green revolution in the

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Irish food & drink entrepreneurs with an appetite to disrupt the industry wanted!

    Irish food & drink entrepreneurs with an appetite to disrupt the industry wanted!

Are you an early-stage food or drink company interested in scaling your business? Do you have a category-disrupting product, solution or ingredient with export potential? Then look no further than

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Hospitality industry accounted for 10% of UK administrations in 2023

    Hospitality industry accounted for 10% of UK administrations in 2023

The hospitality industry accounted for 10% of administrations in the first six months of 2023 – the fourth highest sector in the UK – according to analysis by full-service law

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Boyne Valley Food Hub opens for business

    Boyne Valley Food Hub opens for business

A flagship food development project in the heart of one of Ireland’s richest farmland areas has been unveiled this week with the official launch of the Boyne Valley Food Hub

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Distill Ventures Announces Funding For Five Drinks Start-ups

    Distill Ventures Announces Funding For Five Drinks Start-ups

Distill Ventures (DV) – the world’s first independent drinks accelerator devoted to building and scaling the drink brands of the future – has announced the latest brands to join its

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Food and drink manufacturers help Made Smarter reach 250th tech investment milestone

    Food and drink manufacturers help Made Smarter reach 250th tech investment milestone

Food and drink manufacturers have helped Made Smarter’s pioneering technology adoption programme reach its 250th investment milestone. Among the latest businesses to secure support from the government-funded and industry-led initiative are:

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Proveye secures €1 million in Seed Funding

    Proveye secures €1 million in Seed Funding

Proveye, a leader in remote sensing image analysis for agriculture, has closed a €1 million seed funding round to advance the company’s growth strategy. The funding round was led by

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Plate-Up to establish a new Northern Ireland Operations Centre and create 16 jobs

    Plate-Up to establish a new Northern Ireland Operations Centre and create 16 jobs

Tech start-up, Plate-Up is to establish its new Operations Centre in Belfast, which will see it create 16 new hybrid-working jobs. Established in 2018, the SME has developed a recipe

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Made Smarter urges food and drink manufacturers to turn pain into empowerment with digitalisation plan

    Made Smarter urges food and drink manufacturers to turn pain into empowerment with digitalisation plan

SME manufacturers in the food and drink sector are being urged to start planning for next Christmas by exploring how technology can help with the seasonal surge. While production is

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Twelve AgTech and Agri-food Start-Ups Selected for AgTechUCD’s Second Accelerator Programme

    Twelve AgTech and Agri-food Start-Ups Selected for AgTechUCD’s Second Accelerator Programme

The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre has announced the twelve start-ups (profiled below) selected for its second accelerator programme dedicated to early-stage AgTech and Agri-food start-ups with global potential. The participating start-ups

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£6.1 million funding boost to accelerate digitalisation among SME food and drink manufacturers

    £6.1 million funding boost to accelerate digitalisation among SME food and drink manufacturers

A trailblazing programme that has backed 2,500 manufacturers to adopt new digital technology and skills to create growth and jobs has secured £6.1 million funding to continue for three more

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Leo Varadkar Opens C&C Group’s New Sustainability Project at Bulmers Cider Manufacturing Facility in Clonmel

    Leo Varadkar Opens C&C Group’s New Sustainability Project at Bulmers Cider Manufacturing Facility in Clonmel

This project forms part of C&C Group’s broader ESG strategy and commitment to delivering to a better world. The Bulmers Sustainability Project includes the installation of what is now the

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Musgrave Partners With UCC to Support Allergen Education and Research

    Musgrave Partners With UCC to Support Allergen Education and Research

Musgrave, Ireland’s leading food retailer, wholesaler and foodservice company, has collaborated with University College Cork (UCC) to advance allergy education and research. In keeping with Musgrave’s long-standing history of innovation

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Musgrave Invests Over £3m in SuperValu Stores of The Future

    Musgrave Invests Over £3m in SuperValu Stores of The Future

Musgrave Northern Ireland has announced today that the business has invested £3.2million in the rejuvenation of four SuperValu stores across Northern Ireland. The first of the four company-owned stores launched

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Opportunity for Manufacturers Globally to Innovate in Cheese-Flavoured Snacks

    Opportunity for Manufacturers Globally to Innovate in Cheese-Flavoured Snacks

Consumers across the world associate cheese flavours with indulgence, comfort and freshness with significant variation in different regions, according to new research from Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition

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Kerry Acquires B2B Powdered Cheese Business of Kraft Heinz

    Kerry Acquires B2B Powdered Cheese Business of Kraft Heinz

Kerry Group plc (“Kerry”), the global taste & nutrition company, today announces that it has reached agreement to acquire the business to business (“B2B”) powdered cheese business and related assets

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Damien English Turns Sod at Boyne Valley Food Hub

    Damien English Turns Sod at Boyne Valley Food Hub

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, TD, has turned the sod at the Boyne Valley Food Hub, a flagship project of the Boyne Valley Food Innovation

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Government Opens Second Call Under €100m Brexit Response Scheme for Agri-Food Sector

    Government Opens Second Call Under €100m Brexit Response Scheme for Agri-Food Sector

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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Guinness Embarks on Regenerative Agriculture Pilot

    Guinness Embarks on Regenerative Agriculture Pilot

Guinness is undertaking one of the most ambitious regenerative agriculture pilots to take place on the island of Ireland. Regenerative

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Seafood Futures

    Seafood Futures

Bord Bia’s recently launched study, Seafood Futures: Four Marketplaces of Tomorrow explores what viable strategic choices will create the next

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Award for ReCover Packaging for new technology which reduces food waste and improves plastic recycling

    Award for ReCover Packaging for new technology which reduces food waste and improves plastic recycling

An innovative and entrepreneurial Scottish company which makes a significant contribution to food safety and reducing unrecyclable plastic waste has

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£3.2 million for food and drink tech hub in Scottish Highlands

    £3.2 million for food and drink tech hub in Scottish Highlands

A project to create a food and drink technology centre in the Highlands has secured more than £3.2 million investment

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More jobs and lower emissions as Scottish distillery expands

    More jobs and lower emissions as Scottish distillery expands

A project by a rural Highland distillery to reduce its carbon footprint while increasing productivity and creating jobs has secured

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i2r wins second prestigious Queen’s Award

    i2r wins second prestigious Queen’s Award

Market leading aluminium foil tray manufacturer, i2r Packaging Solutions, has been awarded with a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise, this

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Redesdale Group launches a new €75 million food and beverage fund in Ireland

    Redesdale Group launches a new €75 million food and beverage fund in Ireland

Redesdale Group has launched the Redesdale Food & Beverage Fund, a new €75 million fund, which will invest in the

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Food Tech company announces record-breaking £42 million Series C funding

    Food Tech company announces record-breaking £42 million Series C funding

Future Farm, Latin America’s first food-tech brand to develop and produce plant-based meat, has secured £42 million ($58 million USD)

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DELI LITES to accelerate international growth with £4 million investment and 45 new jobs

    DELI LITES to accelerate international growth with £4 million investment and 45 new jobs

Northern Ireland-based food-to-go manufacturer DELI LITES has announced it is creating 45 new jobs at its Milltown Industrial Estate factory

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Enterprise Ireland to invest €14 million in new dairy research programme

    Enterprise Ireland to invest €14 million in new dairy research programme

The Government has announced significant new investment in the next phase of research at the Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC).

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First Call For €100 Million Brexit Scheme For Irish Agri-food Sector

    First Call For €100 Million Brexit Scheme For Irish Agri-food Sector

The Irish Government has opened the first call for applications under its €100 million Scheme for the Agri-food sector. The

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Four UK Food Manufacturers Secure Support From Made Smarter

    Four UK Food Manufacturers Secure Support From Made Smarter

Four English food manufacturers have secured support from Made Smarter, the movement helping SMEs join the Industry 4.0 revolution. The

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Cork Company Targets Bigger Slice of Irish Pizza Market With New Factory

    Cork Company Targets Bigger Slice of Irish Pizza Market With New Factory

Cork-based Saturday Pizzas is planning to take a bigger slice of the frozen pizza market in Ireland, after opening its

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New Online Food Programme Set to Grow Irish Producers

    New Online Food Programme Set to Grow Irish Producers

An innovative new online food programme, from the Local Enterprise Offices, is set to boost the number of Irish food

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Businesses Sign Up to Scottish Food and Drink Directory

    Businesses Sign Up to Scottish Food and Drink Directory

More than 120 Scottish food and drink businesses from sectors as diverse as brewers, dairies, seafood, and condiments have joined

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Enterprise Ireland Announces Funding of €35,000 For Food & Drink Start-ups

    Enterprise Ireland Announces Funding of €35,000 For Food & Drink Start-ups

Enterprise Ireland has announced that it is offering up to €35,000 in funding for food and drink companies who participate in the

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Fiid Tames the Lions Den at the 2019 National Food & Drink Business Conference & Exhibition

    Fiid Tames the Lions Den at the 2019 National Food & Drink Business Conference & Exhibition

Fiid, the producer of ambient vegan ready meals, emerged as the winning start-up business from the Lions Den competition held

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Edinburgh’s First Single Malt Whisky Distillery For 90 Years Opens

    Edinburgh’s First Single Malt Whisky Distillery For 90 Years Opens

Holyrood Distillery has opened its doors to bring single malt whisky distilling back to the centre of Scotland’s capital city

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Irish Food & Drink Start-ups Encouraged to Enter Food Works Accelerator Programme Supports Valued at Over €50,000

    Irish Food & Drink Start-ups Encouraged to Enter Food Works Accelerator Programme Supports Valued at Over €50,000

Food Works, an initiative of Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc, is calling on food and drink entrepreneurs throughout the

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Teeling Whiskey Distillery ‘Maturing Nicely’ as it Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

    Teeling Whiskey Distillery ‘Maturing Nicely’ as it Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

Teeling Whiskey, the Irish whiskey producer which was founded in 2012, is celebrating the fourth anniversary of its award-winning distillery.

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Mondelēz International Invests in Prebiotic Functional Snacks

    Mondelēz International Invests in Prebiotic Functional Snacks

Mondelēz International has taken a minority investment in Uplift Food, a US-based early-stage start-up focusing on prebiotic functional foods. This

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Social Enterprise ‘Brewgooder’ Secures Biggest Ever Listing

    Social Enterprise ‘Brewgooder’ Secures Biggest Ever Listing

Scottish beer brand ‘Brewgooder’ has secured a new UK listing with Tesco that will significantly advance its mission to bring

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New Online Course Targets Irish Food Start-ups

    New Online Course Targets Irish Food Start-ups

A new ‘Digital School of Food’ has been launched, aimed at enabling food start-ups to grow and succeed. An initiative

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Food Start-up Innovation Challenge – Apply Now!

    Food Start-up Innovation Challenge – Apply Now!

As part of Hi Europe & Ni 2018, trade show organizer UBM will showcase some of the most promising start-ups

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What Today’s Food Companies Can Learn From Start-ups

    What Today’s Food Companies Can Learn From Start-ups

Only 0.5% of food product launches achieve success in the marketplace. For food companies to beat those odds, real innovation

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PepsiCo Reveals the 10 Finalists Joining its 2018 Nutrition Greenhouse Programme

    PepsiCo Reveals the 10 Finalists Joining its 2018 Nutrition Greenhouse Programme

PepsiCo has announced the 10 entrepreneurs that will form the second class of its health and wellness incubator in Europe.

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TOP Develops Technology Platform For Dairy Farmers

    TOP Develops Technology Platform For Dairy Farmers

TOP from Wageningen in the Netherlands is developing a technology platform that enables dairy farmers to sell bottled milk from

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Innovation at the Heart of Northern Ireland Craft Brewery

    Innovation at the Heart of Northern Ireland Craft Brewery

Walled City Brewery, located in Derry’s exciting new cultural quarter Ebrington Square, has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to

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Confidence Takes a Knock as Brexit Jitters Take Their Toll on UK Food and Drink Industry

    Confidence Takes a Knock as Brexit Jitters Take Their Toll on UK Food and Drink Industry

UK food and drink manufacturers are feeling the pinch of Brexit uncertainty but are striding ahead with investment plans to

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Deliveroo to Make All Staff Shareholders

    Deliveroo to Make All Staff Shareholders

Deliveroo, the leading food delivery company, has announced that it is to make all of its employees shareholders in the

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PepsiCo Extends Nutrition Greenhouse Programme to Support Food and Beverage Brands of the Future

    PepsiCo Extends Nutrition Greenhouse Programme to Support Food and Beverage Brands of the Future

PepsiCo has announced the second year of its Nutrition Greenhouse incubator programme, an initiative designed to discover and nurture breakthrough brands in

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