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December 2024

Welcome to the December Edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   To coincide with Sirha foodservice tradeshow that takes place every second year in Lyon, France, Bord Bia is organising a bespoke Market Study Visit on 22nd and 23rd January 2025. The MSV

February 2022

Welcome to the February edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter.   It feels fantastic (if not a little surreal) that following almost two years of lockdowns and restrictions, the Irish Government confirmed that as of 22nd January, there will be no

Beara Distillery Ltd

Owned by the Power family, Beara Distillery is the birthplace of Beara Ocean Gin - a hand-crafted, small-batch gin, infused with wild Atlantic sea water and Ventry harbour sugar kelp. Supplying the Irish market, Beara Distillery has partnered with a number of key

West Coast Crab Sales Ltd

Established in 2016 by brothers Jonathan and Patrick O'Donnell, West Coast Crab Sales Ltd is an Irish shellfish supplier specialising in Brown Crab and European Lobster to both domestic and international markets. Over the past 25 years their export markets have included

Health Trends for 2019

As outlined in Bord Bia’s Consumer Lifestyle Trends, Health and Wellbeing will continue to be of huge importance in consumer’s lives.

Communal Dining

People are relearning what it means to gather around food.​

Watch this (sustainable) space!

Watch this (sustainable) space! food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert,consumer insights What does a successful business look like in 2025? According to Bord Bia’s Consumer Lifestyle Trends (Bord Bia, 2019) it will be businesses that are not afraid of building local enterprise &

We're Back in Bloom!

We're Back in Bloom! Bord Bia launches 9th annual gardening, food and family festival Bloom 2015 Phoenix Park, Dublin May 28th – June 1st Peter Pan, stiletto heels, WB Yeats, home brewing and botanical beauty provide just some of the inspiration for this year’s Bloom show

Casual Dining and Contract Catering Sector

Casual Dining & Contract Catering Sector Freshly Chopped signs 120-site partnership deal Propel – 06.01.2022 Dublin-based, healthy fast-food brand Freshly Chopped plans to open 120 new sites across Europe over the next five years after agreeing a new partnership deal with

Foodservice Industry celebrated for highlighting provenance of local produce on menus

Foodservice Industry celebrated for highlighting provenance of local produce on menus 62% of Irish people believe it’s important to support restaurants that use local suppliers 1826 Adare, Co Limerick is awarded Bord Bia Just Ask Restaurant of the Year 2017 According to a

Looks like Restaurant Meal Kits are here to stay

Almost four months on from Ireland’s Covid-19 lockdown announcement and restaurants, hotels, cafes and pubs serving food have once again re-opened their doors to customers. Restaurant Meal Kits, one of the trends accelarated as a result of initial industry closures, looks

China - A formidable force in the global sheep meat trade

China - A fromidable force in the global sheep meat trade food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert The explosive growth of China’s middle class has brought about sweeping economic and social changes and this in turn has fuelled an engine of consumer spending and demand for a

Science Based Targets (SBTs) Webinar Learning Series Session 1

Session 1: Introducing SBTs - Understanding the Commercial Imperative to Act Now

The French whisky market in decline while growth in the gin market speeds up

The French whisky market in decline while growth in the gin market speeds up food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert The French whisky market, which is one of the largest in the world in terms of consumption, with total off-trade sales of over 110 million litres , is starting to

Bord Bia Awards ‘Green Heroes’

Bord Bia Awards ‘Green Heroes’ Minister Coveney presents inaugural Sustainable Quality Beef Producer Awards The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today announced the winners of the inaugural Sustainable Quality Beef Producer Awards at the