Agri-Business
Lusk based Ballymaguire Foods has signed a new multi-million euro deal with Musgrave valued at €170 million.
Musgrave Group, which encompasses SuperValu and Centra, has announced that it will hire hundreds of new staff on a temporary basis.
Rural Life
Meat traceability, ensuring watertight safety in the food chain and preventing food safety scandals are the focus of a four-year PhD project that is the product of US and Irish collaboration.
Irish food producers enjoyed overwhelming success at the recent annual World Steak Challenge held in London.
Irish food wholesaler Musgrave saw the value of its turnover rise 3.4% between 2015 and 2016, according to its latest financial results.
Ten Irish food and drink companies will join the first FoodService Academy, a new programme run by Bord Bia and Musgrave MarketPlace.
The Musgrave Group has sold its UK business, which operates the Budgens and Londis brands, to UK wholesale provider Booker for €57m.
