UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £13 million to make UK supply chains more resilient. Queen’s University Belfast has
- Pearse Lyons Distillery expands into the UK market and beyond Pearse Lyons Distillery, the family-owned Dublin-based distillery celebrated for its commitment to innovation, heritage, and sustainability, has announced a major expansion into the United Kingdom through a strategic partnership with...
- ABP Demonstration Farm reports 32% lower emissions, while producing heavier, more profitable cattle Research produced by ABP, over the last 10 years, from the 5,500 cattle that have gone through its Demonstration Farm in County Carlow, has shown that producing younger, heavier animals...
- UK drinks manufacturers defy odds with Q1 sales surge A remarkable first quarter sales performance for UK drinks manufacturers has flown in the face of low business confidence amongst SMEs. New figures show the average small-medium UK drinks manufacturer made 64%...
- Saor Water takes top prize at Enterprise Ireland’s 2025 Student Entrepreneur Awards Ryan Ormonde and Jonathan Hoffman, from Saor Water, were named as the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneurs of the Year at a recent ceremony in TUD Blanchardstown, Dublin, where they were...
- Seafish reflects on a year of progress and looks ahead to 2025/26 Seafish is highlighting the progress made over the past year in supporting the UK seafood industry, including providing resources to reduce carbon emissions, improving safety at sea, and facilitating international...

Galway-based fresh meat supplier Divilly Brothers has announced the extension and enhancement of its long-standing partnership with ALDI. Divilly’s, based

The sustainability issues food and beverage brands and manufacturers face are multifaceted and interconnected and span the entirety of global

From content stages packed with expert speakers and live demonstrations to exciting zones dedicated to packaging, plant-based and future food

Spirits consumers are increasingly adopting a “drink less but drink better” outlook, as they seek products that offer superior craftsmanship,

The Irish Whiskey Association has announced that Helen Mulholland (pictured above), master blender with Sazerac Ireland, is now to lead

UK food manufacturers are riding high on a wave of newfound confidence, as figures reveal a dramatic uplift in sales

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published its new Strategy for 2025-2029, setting out an ambitious strategic roadmap

Midleton Distillery Collection, Irish Distillers’ online shop, has announced the expansion of its direct-to-consumer offering to new European markets –

The Kerry Health and Nutrition Institute (KHNI) has launched its Ten Key Health and Nutrition trends for 2025, offering insights into

ALDI Ireland has completed the purchase of a new 60-acre site in County Kildare, investing €24 million in the Irish

The latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker reveals that in October, food and drink manufacturers recorded the fastest output growth of

Lidl GB is on track to invest a total of £21 billion in the British food industry by the end

The Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) has released the report, A Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK Food System, providing

Findings from Bord Bia’s annual Foodservice Market Insights report, show that the Irish ‘out of home’ sector increased by 5.2% in

Kerry Group plc has entered into an agreement with Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited to sell Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Limited

A Belfast company, which creates the world’s only freshly batched cocktails, has attracted £1.2 million in funding to grow its

A cupcake manufacturer is among 23 more to secure backing from Made Smarter, the movement accelerating the digital transformation among

Nestlé is expanding its culinary portfolio with high protein products across key geographies. This includes solutions developed to meet specific

ALDI Ireland has signed a contract extension with poultry producer Manor Farm for a further year, worth €24 million to

Diageo Ireland is to invest €30 million to expand production capacity for Guinness 0.0 at its St. James’s Gate Brewery

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency and BIA Innovator Campus have announced a strategic partnership agreement to drive

Small and mid-sized suppliers in the UK alcoholic drinks sector could unlock an average of £27,575 in repeat sales with

A range of new eco-friendly packaging materials made from onion skins and peelings is being created by an Oban-based start-up,

Sustainable packaging company Huhtamaki has begun production of molded fiber drinks lids at its Lurgan, County Armagh, site. The lids,

A groundbreaking new project, AgriFood Connect, has been launched to address the challenges facing the agriculture and food sector in

Kepak, a leading Irish food company, has invested €8 million in its Kilbeggan facility in County Westmeath to enhance market

The PPMA Show, the UK’s leading event for processing and packaging machinery, including industrial automation and machine vision systems, has

HEINEKEN, the world’s most international brewer, has achieved a new milestone in its journey to Net Zero, signing three additional

Research conducted among 1,000 people by Coyne Research on behalf of ALDI and FoodCloud found that, on average, Irish consumers

A Donegal fishing company, McBride Fishing, has been named Seafood Exporter of the Year at this year’s Irish Exporters Association

The National Dairy Council (NDC) has appointed Emma Walls (pictured) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Emma Walls has spent the

Nestlé is investing more than £150 million to upgrade its Nestlé Purina PetCare factory in Wisbech. The Cambridgeshire factory is home to

Discount retailer Lidl has announced a new strategic partnership with Irish food giant Kerry Dairy Ireland, an international leader in
Knorr, has launched its first ever Red and White Wine Stock Pots designed to bring depth and flavour to dishes

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has released new figures revealing that exports of Scotch Whisky in the first half of

Britain’s hospitality leaders are cautious about the future as pressure on the cost of doing business continues, CGA by NIQ’s

ABP Food Group has become the first Irish beef processor to launch in the South Korean market by securing an

Small and mid-sized food and drink manufacturers in the UK are facing a ‘silent killer’ as new figures show profitability

Tate & Lyle PLC, a world leader in ingredient solutions for healthier food and beverages, has published a new report

Britvic, the UK-based global soft drinks business, is celebrating the opening of its upgraded national distribution centre in Leicestershire, following

Britain’s hospitality sector has recorded its first quarter-on-quarter growth in outlets in two years, the new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners

Plant milk producer Oato, part of Goodco Group, has slashed its electricity bills by three quarters after making its Lancashire

Drinks Ireland/Spirits, the Ibec representative group for the wider spirits sector in Ireland, has published its annual Spirits Report. The

On premise suppliers and venues need to demonstrate the ethical credentials of their brands to Ireland’s increasingly concerned consumers. That

For over 35 years the annual PPMA Show has been a highlight of the processing and packaging industry’s calendar. This

A new £46 million Agri-Food Investment Initiative to support local agri-food and drink processors in Northern Ireland has been launched. The

The latest tourism numbers for Irish whiskey distilleries with visitor experiences were announced recently at a special all-island industry gathering

Global flavour expert, Synergy Flavours, has conducted an assessment of the flavoured beer market, using data from Innova and the

Developing new science-based solutions to enhance the nutritional value, affordability and sustainability of its products is a key pillar for