Agri-Business
FoodDrinkEurope launches industry sustainability initiative
FoodDrinkEurope has unveiled its Food Investment and Resilience Plan, aimed at bolstering the competitiveness and sustainability of the European food...
Food and Drink
biodiversity
Bord Bia launches biodiversity report for food and drink businesses
Bord Bia has unveiled a Biodiversity Target Guidance Report designed to “empower” Irish food and drink businesses in crafting and...
Agri-Business
FDI calls for govt support towards food manufacturing
Food Drink Ireland (FDI) has called on the government to provide funding to help support the agri-food industry move towards...
N.Ireland
NI Regional Food Programme opens for applications
The 2024/25 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP) has today (Friday, March 29) opened for applications. Department of Agriculture, Environment...
Agri-Business
Report: NI food and drink sector 'needs' to reduce GHG emissions
Northern Ireland’s food and drink sector needs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and ammonia emissions, improve water and soil quality...
Agri-Business
First-ever NI Food and Drink Conference to be held this month
Bookings are now open for the first Northern Ireland Food and Drink Conference, which will take place on Tuesday, April...
Agri-Business
EPA: 6 food and drink sites subject to 'targeted enforcement'
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that six of the 13 sites listed as “National Priority Sites” last year were...
Agri-Business
14 food and drinks finalists for Guaranteed Irish awards
Guaranteed Irish has today announced the finalists of the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2023, including 14 food and drinks companies....
Agri-Business
Agri-exports hit a record high of €14.5bn in 2021 - DAFM
Ireland exported a record €15.4 billion worth of agri-foods last year, a new report from the Department of Agriculture Food...
Agri-Business
Calls made for an all-island food and drink strategy
The Irish Whiskey Association has called on the government and agencies north and south to develop a new all-island Food...
N.Ireland
NI food and drinks sector turnover increases to £5.2 billion
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has published its annual ‘Northern Ireland Food and...
N.Ireland
NIFDA appoints George Mullan as new chairman
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has appointed George Mullan as the organisation’s new chairman. Mullan is managing...
N.Ireland
Poots awards £300,000 funding boost to NI food and drink sector
Funding to showcase the NI food and drink sector has been announced by NI Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots. This year...
Agri-Business
Collaboration with industry key to addressing climate change
The food and drink industry in Northern Ireland must be part of addressing the climate change challenge. Speaking at the...
Agri-Business
Vast majority of shoppers now buy local brands
Research has revealed that 93% of consumers now actively choose to buy local food and drink brands with 27% “always”...
Opinion
Opinion: Seizing opportunity in a crisis – what’s next for Ireland’s food producers?
By Ross MacMathuna, Accenture (and a former special advisor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) Covid-19 is reshaping...
Rural Life
Musgrave brands scoop 123 awards at Blas Na hEireann
Musgrave’s retail brands have won 123 awards at the annual Blas Na hEireann ceremony in Dingle, Co. Kerry. The awards were...
Agri-Business
Shortlist for the 2018 National Organic Food Awards revealed
The 20 entries shortlisted for the 2018 National Organic Food Awards have recently been revealed by Bord Bia. The Irish food...