Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has introduced a Fixed Milk Price contract option to its milk producers, due to commence in January 2018. Members of and suppliers to Dale Farm are being given the opportunity to sign up to a voluntary three-year Fixed Milk Price Contract to supply an agreed fixed... View Article
Genesis Crafty, the Magherafelt based family bakery, has secured a multi-million pound uplift to its existing contract with M&S which has doubled the company’s cake business. The tea range, which comprises eleven new lines, will be distributed in over 800 M&S stores throughout the UK from this month. The impact... View Article
Cloetta & Valeo Foods have announced their current distribution partnership for the Chewits confectionery brand in Republic of Ireland will be extended to include Northern Ireland as from 1st October 2017. Valeo originally inherited the Chewits brand distribution rights as part of their acquisition of Robert Roberts in 2015 and,... View Article
On the eve of Anuga, the world’s largest trade fair for food and beverages, the Anuga Executive Summit offers a selected circle of national and international decision-makers from the food industry and food trade a stage where they can discuss the latest industry trends. The Anuga Executive Summit is a... View Article
A new branch of Marks & Spencer set to open in Craigavon next year will create 80 new jobs in the local area. The British retailer made the announcement today as part of the 50-year anniversary celebrations of opening its Belfast Donegall Street branch – marking its entry into the Northern Irish market.... View Article
LacPatrick is ready to meet the challenges of a hard Brexit, its boss Gabriel D’Arcy has said, as the dairy co-operative unveiled a new £30m operation in Co Tyrone. The new facility will allow the company – which collects milk from around 1,100 farmers in Ulster – to process milk on both sides of... View Article
Moy Park’s new owner has said it is “committed” to retaining the chicken giant’s Northern Ireland headquarters and workforce after taking the firm over in a £1bn deal. The Craigavon-based business, which employs more than 6,000 staff here, was bought by US-based Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation from Brazilian owner JBS for $1.3bn (£1bn). JBS... View Article
PRL are delighted to announce a new partnership with GSK to service the Convenience and Impulse Market in Northern Ireland with a new Sales Team. Neil Gill and Ciara Grogan will be calling on retailers advising and educating on the optimum product and brand range as well as bringing exclusive... View Article
Northern Ireland’s leading waste management company, RiverRidge, has introduced two new food waste vehicles to its fleet of 95 vehicles. The recent investment helps to highlight RiverRidge’s continued pledge to the ever-increasing demand for food waste recycling. In April of this year, in an attempt to regulate the amount of... View Article
Moy Park has been sold to a US food firm for $1.3bn (£1bn). Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation today announced that it has acquired Moy Park – one of Northern Ireland’s biggest firms, which has its headquarters in Craigavon. It had been owned by Brazilian firm JBS. Janet McCollum, chief Executive of... View Article
