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Bord Bia survey shows 1.3 million of us love to garden!

Bord Bia survey shows 1.3 million of us love to garden! Compact gardens, eco-friendly and Grow Your Own (GYO) among top gardening trends this season FBD Insurance on board as official partner to Bord Bia’s Bloom festival According to new research launched by Bord Bia today,

Bloom 2009 - Medal Winners

Bloom 2009 - Medal Winners Show gardens. Nursery & Floral Displays Bloom Garden Design Winners Overall Winners Best in Category Large Gardens :Tim Austen The Garden Lounge Best in Category Medium Gardens: Liat&Oliver Schurmann Translucency Best in Category Small Gardens:

Oceanpath / Dunn's of Dublin

Oceanpath, part of the Iceland Seafood international Group, was founded by the Ecock family in 1991 and is located on West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin. The company supply fish to all major Irish retailers and food service operators, as well as exporting to the USA and

Rooster Potatoes

The Rooster has a distinctive coloured skin. It's dark pink or red as opposed to the more common tan or brown coloured skin of many other varieties. Once you peel it however, the Rooster’s flesh is a yellow colour like any other potato. It’s often mistaken for the Desiree

Beetroot

Beetroot has been eaten since Roman times and by the mid-nineteenth Century it had become a very popular vegetable. Beetroot is usually boiled, baked, braised or pickled in vinegar. Red beetroot originated from Beta vulgaris, which is a native of Southern Europe. A

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts belong to the Brassica family and have a distinctive "love or hate" flavour. They are believed to have originated in Flanders (part of modern day Belgium) in the Middle Ages. They are similar in nature to miniature cabbages growing in concentric rows on a

Asparagus

Asparagus has a relatively short growing season. When buying, the tips should be tightly furled and fresh looking, and the stalks fresh and straight. If the stalks are badly scarred or drooping they shouldn’t be purchased.Before use cut off the bottom of the stalk as it is

Basil

Called the “royal herb” by the ancient Greeks, this annual is a member of the mint family. Fresh basil has a pungent flavour that some describe as a cross between liquorice and cloves. It’s a key herb in Mediterranean cooking, essential to the delicious Italian pesto, and

Chives

Chives were first used in China some 3,000 years ago. They belong to the same family as shallots, garlic and leeks and have a distinct onion taste. This fragrant herb has slender, vivid green, hollow stems. Chives are rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C and are a good source of

HIF Benefits of Irish Fresh Produce

Benefits of Irish Fresh Produce Apples with 'Benefits' written in text across them

UK Grocery players are looking for growth in areas of new customer missions and online

UK Grocery players are looking for growth in areas of new customer missions and online food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert The latest UK grocery market share figures, published by Kantar this week on 23rd July 2019, show year-on-year supermarket sales fell by 0.5% in the 12

Irish Decal Products Ltd. T/A Brady's Coffee Company

Irish Decal Products Ltd. T/A Brady's Coffee Company

Irish Potatoes Exhibit at International Trade Fair

Irish Potatoes Exhibit at International Trade Fair Fruit Logistica 2013, Berlin Five Irish potato marketing companies are participating at Fruit Logistica, the world’s leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry, taking place in Berlin this week. This will

Moroccan customers value quality Irish butter

In 2021, of the 10,000mt of butter imported by Morocco, close to half was sourced directly from Ireland, with a doubling of Irish butter exports in the space of 4 years. Ireland was also the main supplier of casein with 1,800 tonnes out of a total of 3,220 tonnes and the

2021 Irish Foodservice Industry White Paper Webinar

2021 Irish Foodservice Industry White Paper Webinar Following eight years of consecutive growth, the Irish foodservice market fell by 47% in 2020. Covid-19 related lockdowns and ‘stay at home’ mandates resulted in a €4bn drop in consumer spending and a market that was worth