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Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, TD, has turned the sod at the Boyne Valley Food
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Guinness is undertaking one of the most ambitious regenerative agriculture pilots to take place on the island of Ireland. Regenerative
Minister Martin Heydon TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for New Market Development at the Department of Agriculture, Food
Ministers announce the commencement of payments to horticultural growers under the Horticultural Exceptional Payment Scheme Minister for Agriculture, Food and
Bord Bia’s recently launched study, Seafood Futures: Four Marketplaces of Tomorrow explores what viable strategic choices will create the next
Consumers in Singapore can purchase Irish beef and lamb in store for the first time at retailer, Ryan’s Grocery. Seven
Beverages associated with health benefits, sustainability and better nutrition are soaring in popularity among food service consumers, according to a
Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has today announced it will invest
Consumers across the world associate cheese flavours with indulgence, comfort and freshness with significant variation in different regions, according to
Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited and Glanbia Ireland, a world-class food and nutrition business, will in future be known as Tirlán,
The Irish Government has launched the second call for applications under its €100 million Scheme for the agri-food sector. The
Tim McLachlan is to be appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST),
Leading foodservice provider Sysco Ireland has revealed plans to double the size of its Northern Ireland operation within five years
According to data from Innova Market Insights’ Global New Product Introductions report, almonds have maintained their top spot as the
With a myriad of new product launches, innovative technologies and live demonstrations of the latest smart manufacturing solutions, PPMA Total
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council’s planning committee has approved one of the biggest investments in advanced manufacturing in Northern Ireland –
Belfast Distillery Company is to invest £22.3 million at Crumlin Road Gaol. The major investment includes plans to regenerate the A
PepsiCo Europe embraces digital start-ups to unlock sustainability solutions across the supply chain
PepsiCo has announced that it will elevate its supply chain in Europe, and collaborate with breakthrough start-up companies to pilot ground-breaking
An innovative and entrepreneurial Scottish company which makes a significant contribution to food safety and reducing unrecyclable plastic waste has
The food and drink industry accounted for 6% of administrations in the first six months of the year – the
PPMA TOTAL Show 2022, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision event, is returning to the
Bord Bia, the semi-state agency responsible for the promotion, trade development, and marketing of Irish food, drink, and horticulture in
Britvic has officially opened its most recent canning line at the soft drink manufacturer’s its largest production site at Rugby
With food traceability playing a critical role in the global market and continuing to grow in complexity, the global leader
An ice cream manufacturer is ready for the summer rush after using technology to transform with the support of Made
The UK food-to-go market is predicted to be worth £23.4 billion by 2027, 26% more than pre-pandemic levels, according to
Premier Foods, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, has agreed to acquire The Spice Tailor, a premium, authentic Indian
PPMA Total 2022, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision show, will play host to this
An Irish butter brand made using traditional methods in North Cork will soon be available in hundreds of outlets across
Krispy Kreme UK has appointed Jamie Dunning as its new President and Managing Director for the UK and Ireland. A
Diageo plans to invest €200 million in Ireland’s first purpose-built carbon neutral brewery on a greenfield site in Littleconnell, Newbridge,
The UK’s leading dairy co-operative, Arla Foods, has warned that a chronic shortage of suitably-qualified farm workers is already reducing
A novel network of researchers is set to help the UK’s agri-food industry move one step closer to net zero.
A project to create a food and drink technology centre in the Highlands has secured more than £3.2 million investment
Danone has launched the first ever Dairy and Plants Blend baby formula, in response to parents’ desire for vegetarian and flexitarian
The European water dispense market, which includes bottled water coolers, point of use dispensers and integrated tap systems, returned to
This summer, leading branded soft drinks business Britvic is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its Rugby factory in England, by
According to the Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker, UK food and drink manufacturing output contracted for the first time in
The UK grocery market is set to grow by 11.3% – from £216.8 billion to £241.3 billion – between 2022
BSI, the business improvement and standards company, has been successfully developing and demonstrating future digital solutions with Trace Labs and
Representatives from Glanbia Co-op, international dairy producer Royal A-ware and the Irish Government recently took part in the turning of
GUINNESS has been awarded the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design for GUINNESS NITROSURGE and GUINNESS MICRODRAUGHT. The Red Dot
Irish Distillers will invest €50 million in its Midleton Distillery in County Cork over the next four years to deliver
Food poisoning is a major health challenge that costs the UK up to £9 billion each year. To help tackle
Nick’s, the Sweden-born food-tech company that develops and produces no-added-sugar snacking products, has announced the full opening of its new,
As COVID restrictions across the globe started to lift and consumer confidence returned, people slowly returned to their pre-pandemic habits.
Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has launched its commercial Per Plant Farming robot services.
A new report reveals the opportunities meat producers can seize in the booming plant-based meat sector. The report, called “The