Trade NI has said that greater economic co-operation across the island of Ireland is key to prosperity in Northern Ireland. A report from Trade NI concluded that collaboration, investment in
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ALDI Ireland has announced a new €125 million contract with supplier Dawn Meats. This is a significant contract, worth €25 million annually over the next five years. Following this contract, Dawn
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ALDI’s economic contribution to Ireland in 2023 was €757 million as the retailer spent €1.1 billion with Irish suppliers, according to its latest economic impact report, ‘ALDI in Ireland, 1999-2024′. The
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Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Re-turn, has achieved a significant milestone, collecting over 20 million drinks containers since its inception on February 1. This achievement was reached on March 29. Re-turn recorded
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Armagh-based food manufacturer, Davison Canners, has invested £6 million in a new manufacturing facility outside Portadown. As a result of the investment, the company will create 31 new jobs and expects
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ALDI has announced that it has spent €1.1 billion with Irish suppliers in 2023, a year which saw the opening of six new stores and ALDI being voted the most
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DHL Supply Chain plans to begin operating biomethane fuelled trucks with an investment worth €80 million into a dedicated biomethane production facility in Cork, run by Stream BioEnergy. Biomethane is
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Shoppers in Northern Ireland are getting the prompt to stock up with ice cream on hot days thanks to a new, highly targeted data-driven programmatic Out of Home (OOH) campaign from
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Circana, the leading advisor on consumer complexity and formerly IRI and The NPD Group, has launched its Race for Resilience: Innovation Pacesetters report for Europe. Covering the six largest markets
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Northern Ireland companies raised activity again in June, despite a first reduction in new orders since January. Employment also continued to rise, according to the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI
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A new £47 million factory in West Belfast is set to revolutionise the FMCG and Foodservice packaging and labelling market with certified green solutions using the latest European, US and
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Musgrave, Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice company, has announced a new multi-million euro deal with Lusk-based ready meal producer Ballymaguire Foods, valued at €170 million. The new contract
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Lidl Ireland has announced a new deal with Longford bakery, Panelto Foods, valued at €22 million. The new deal will bring their premium baked breads to Lidl stores across the
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A major new economic report seeks to provide a blueprint for economic growth and prosperity in Northern Ireland over the next 10 years and beyond. Trade NI, an alliance of
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Guinness (brand value up 26% to €2.4 billion) has retained its position as the world’s most valuable Irish brand, according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand
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In 2022, ALDI sourced €1.1 billion of locally produced food and drink from Irish suppliers. In total, ALDI partnered with over 330 Irish producers throughout the year, including long-term relationships with Twomey’s
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Lidl GB has announced plans to invest £4 billion in British food businesses in FY23, as the supermarket cements its support for suppliers across the country. This accelerates initial spending
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Global insight provider IGD has identified six trends set to influence the global retail landscape in 2023. With inflation driving a significant increase in production costs and retail prices across
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Kerry Group, a world leader in taste and nutrition, has launched a new tool that will support manufacturers to optimise the nutritional profile of products while being aware of the
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has launched the SGS Food Contact Product Certification Mark to help manufacturers and suppliers demonstrate the safety and performance of their
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The latest biannual ‘FMCG Demand Signals’ report from IRI has revealed that Private Labels now make up 36% of total FMCG value sales in Europe (€216 billion) – up from 34%
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New, step-by-step guidance has been published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to ensure drinks producers are ready when registration for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) opens in twelve
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Northern Ireland-based Tayto Group has secured a deal with Asda to list three additional lines of crisps, including two new products, in 50 of the retailer’s stores across Scotland. The
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The Compleat Food Group (TCFG), the chilled prepared food processor, has launched a White Paper advising the UK Grocery sector
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Leading corrugated packaging manufacturer, Durham Box, has been awarded a AA grade BRC certification for its manufacturing site in Bishop
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The food and drink industry accounted for 6% of administrations in the first six months of the year – the
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The UK grocery market is set to grow by 11.3% – from £216.8 billion to £241.3 billion – between 2022
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Zeus, the Irish-owned global packaging solutions company, has announced the acquisition of two UK packaging companies, Swanline Group and its
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IFEX, Northern Ireland’s largest foodservice, hospitality, and retail event returns to the TEC, Belfast from 29th–31st March and celebrating its
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Findings from IRI’s biannual ‘FMCG Demand Signals’ report reveals how demand for major supermarkets’ own private labels have dragged, preventing
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The founder of one of Britain’s biggest food producers claims UK supermarket shelves will be bare and panic buying will
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One in five UK consumers (21%) have consciously stopped buying a particular brand or product because of concerns over its
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In its highly anticipated annual retail food and grocery channel forecasts, IGD, provider of foresight and analysis for the food and
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The discount channel accounts for 43% of retail growth across Europe and will add €34 billion in sales from 2020
Ireland’s Top 25 Most Valuable Brands lose nearly €3 billion worth of brand value amid pandemic woes
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Ireland has recorded mixed fortunes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the lowest rates per capita in Europe in mid-December 2020,
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A new report from the Capgemini Research Institute examining the impact of the past year’s disruption on consumer products and retail (CP&R)
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Lidl Ireland has announced a multi-million-euro deal with Coolock-based Manning’s Bakery to the value of €10 million which will see
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The latest figures from Kantar show that take-home grocery sales in Ireland grew by 16.4% in the 12 weeks to 24 January
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Lidl Ireland is to recruit more than 1,200 new employees to its Irish operations this year in a variety of
Morrisons orders 150 of Tiger Trailers’ fresh solutions with versatility and efficiency at the heart
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The UK’s fourth largest supermarket, WM Morrison Supermarkets plc, is in the process of welcoming 150 innovative and eye-catching Tiger
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As a precautionary measure, Diageo is recalling its newly launched new non-alcoholic beer – Guinness 0.0 – in Great Britain
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A new survey conducted by Duff & Phelps, the world’s premier provider of governance, risk and transparency solutions, in partnership
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Buymie has announced the launch of a major new partnership with Dunnes Stores. Buymie, Ireland’s leading same day grocery delivery
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The Issa brothers, founders and co-chief executives of EG Group, a global convenience and forecourts retailer, headquartered in Blackburn, England,
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Patrick Coveney (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of Greencore Group, has been appointed President of IGD. Already an active member of
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Tesco will create 16,000 new permanent roles to support the exceptional growth in its online business. These 16,000 jobs are
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March was the busiest month for grocery sales ever recorded. According to Kantar, over the 12 weeks to March 22nd,
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The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew by the fastest rate in over
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