Brighter future anticipated for hospitality, catering and retail sectors in 2012

According to a recent industry survey by IFEX 2012 and Ulster Grocer and Hospitality Review NI…

Agri-food sector brighter than ever

Just a few years ago, the local agri-food scene was in something of a state. However, fast-forward to the present day and it’s currently a billion pound industry, bucking the recession trend and playing a huge role in keeping the [...]

Vivo Moygashel

The Busby family has owned a grocery store in the Co Tyrone village of Moygashel for well over five decades with the original ‘Busby’s Stores’ being set up by Samuel Busby, trading for many years under just that name, until [...]

Export focus at Willowbrook Foods praised by First Minister

First Minister Peter Robinson praised Willowbrook Foods in Killinchy for its “outstanding achievements” in markets outside Northern Ireland.

Interview

Musgrave: Apart in a crowd

Musgrave: Apart in a crowd

or this Yearbook edition, Ulster Grocer has been speaking to Nigel Briggs, managing director of Musgrave Retail Partners, about the challenges of the year just gone and his priorities for the months ahead…

Sustainability

Sustainability in the food industry

Sustainability in the food industry

Increased global awareness of the threat of climate change and of the adverse impacts of some business activities has propelled sustainability to the forefront of the regulatory, public and business agendas. The food industry has a particularly important role…

Retailer Profile

Convenience gets the ‘wow’ factor

Convenience gets the ‘wow’ factor

The Woods Supermarket Group’s new Centra on Dobbin Road, Portadown really does have the ‘wow’ factor with its bold and contemporary design features, combined with a product and service range to satisfy the needs of passing trade…