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Health trend – Western Material, Chinese Pastries

With an attractive appearance, pastries are an important part of celebration of Chinese holiday, like Chinese New Year, Mid-autumn Festival. Every family will buy at least one box of pastries and the delicate bake is also a popular gift, during the traditional holiday.

Launch of National Healthy Eating Guidelines for 1 to 4 year olds

Eating well is of huge importance to overall health and wellbeing. Early intervention in a child’s life is well recognised as a critical phase when dietary habits are formed. But with so many confusing messages and misinformation about food and food choices, it can be

Turning your Brexit Plans into Action less than 90 days until the end of the Transition Period

From the 1st January 2021, the trading relationship will change between the EU and the UK regardless of whether or not there is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between both sides. Bord Bia published the fourth edition of its Brexit Action Plan. The Action Plan provides

The Impact of Coronavirus on UK shopper and consumer behaviour – Part 3

The Him MCA UK recovery report examines the state of play for the UK food industry and looks at the business implications of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the key learnings to help food and drinks businesses navigate this new landscape and the changing consumer

Bord Bia’s London Office Brexit Update: 4th September 2020

Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator claimed on Wednesday that Britain has ‘shunned’ offers to make progress in negotiations over the future trading relationship. He accused London of wanting to turn Europe's fishermen into a “bargaining chip” in the talks. The

Bord Bia’s Meat Academy Goes Digital

Bord Bia Irish Meat Academy is an important part of our efforts in creating the awareness and driving sales of Irish beef at trade level. The physical events provided the opportunity to educate the trade on the key aspects of Irish beef – our butcher presents the cuts and

Change is Constant

Loughnanes is a West of Ireland family business of butchers, going back 4 generations to 1934. They have always been unafraid of change, adapting and growing the business in response to opportunity as consumers and markets evolve. In 1975, Sean Loughnane undertook the

How Covid and New Consumption Habits are Affecting Irish Exports to Spain

Spain is Ireland´s 9th biggest export market in terms of value, the number one market for livestock exports, second largest for seafood and the seventh market for beef (representing 2.2% in terms of total exports with an export average price per kg of €5). We estimate that

Confinement & Deconfinement: looking at life inside Spain as a result of Covid 19

With one of the worst outbreaks of Covid 19 in Europe and one of the strictest lock downs, our validators for Spain show some behaviours that are more particular to the Spanish experience. Understanding these are important, as a market of significant priority to Ireland in

7 Great Free Online Sources of Covid-19 Insight

This Foodalert will highlight some of the great free online sources of COVID-19 information & insight that you can access. The mix of authoritative sources look at COVID-19 from a packaged food, consumer, retail and company (leading and working through a pandemic)

The Changing Shopping Landscape

72% of UK adults have minimised their trip to the shops as a result of the Covid 19 response with 85% expecting to continue to do so into the future. 27% of UK consumers are shopping more on line and 66% of consumers expect to do so in future These stats highlight the

Market & Sector Insights Covid-19 Impact on Trade

A key part of Bord Bia’s Navigating Change strategic response is understanding the impact and implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for the Irish food and drinks industry. In order to do this in an easily digestible format, we have developed the Covid-19 Navigating Change

Cheer up! Mood-Boosting Food Paves the Way

Cheer up! Mood-Boosting Food Paves the Way food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert Amidst a changing world, with various health and wellness trends being considered by businesses and consumers alike, one trend in particular has been emerging. Mood boosting food and drink has

Outlook for the Spirits Industry amidst Covid-19 Outbreak

Outlook for the Spirits Industry amidst Covid-19 Outbreak food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert The ongoing Coronavirus outbreak has now been declared a pandemic by the WHO. The rapid spread of this virus is having a widespread impact on many industries across the world economy.

A REAL Love Story about Secondary Research

A REAL Love Story about Secondary Research food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert This FoodAlert article will tell the story of how a small yogurt company, Chobani, used secondary research to lay the foundation of a great campaign, which helped it overcome its greatest ever