Irish food and drink exports reach €13bn in record year

Irish food and drink exports reach €13bn in record year

Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports reached €13bn for the first time in 2019, according to a report published by Bord Bia. The results were published in the Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report for 2019/2020 revealed that Ireland’s food, drink...
Sleaford Quality Foods open new Turkish herb factory

Sleaford Quality Foods open new Turkish herb factory

Sleaford Quality Foods has announced the opening of a new herb factory in Turkey. The Lincolnshire-based company, a cross-category supplier of multiple packaged foods to the manufacturing and foodservice sector, has revealed a significant investment in its global herb...
Vegan chocolate brand secures multi-million pound investment

Vegan chocolate brand secures multi-million pound investment

LoveRaw, a vegan chocolate brand, has received a multi-million pound investment deal from Blue Horizon Ventures. Blue Horizon Ventures, already financial backers for Beyond Meat, a US based producer of plant-based meat substitutes and many others, is a venture...
Bidfresh appoints Brian Hall as managing director

Bidfresh appoints Brian Hall as managing director

Bidfresh has confirmed the appointment of Brian Hall as managing director. Hall, previously managing director of Bidfresh’s Direct Seafood’s business, assumes his new role with immediate effect. He replaces Stephen Oswald, who announced in December that he was moving...