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Key Insights for In Store Bakery Growth in Great Britain

The second in a three-part series of Insightful Articles, this article will look at the recent Insight Study that was recently commissioned and completed by Bord Bia, which focused on the In Store Bakery (ISB) category in Great Britain. To review the first article in this

China Imported Food Tracker - Wave 2

The most recent results from Bord Bia’s China Imported Food Tracker shows that Chinese consumers may be slowly restoring their appetite for imported foods, an improvement compared to 2020.

Three Trends from the Free From Expo 2021 in Amsterdam

An array of international companies exhibited their products at the Free From Functional and Health Ingredients Expo 2021 in Amsterdam in November. The Dutch are interested in this category, with 64% of all consumers having purchased ‘free from/alternative’ products and 68%

Irish Whiskey champions the spirit of recovery in 2021

The IWSR recently released their market analysis figures for 2021 and Irish whiskey continued its strong recovery following the difficulties of 2019 and 2020. Global retail sales of Irish whiskey increased by 23% with over 14 million 9-litre cases sold (IWSR 2021).

EU Campaigns - “Putting Ireland on the map as a food producer”

The first week of September was a busy and rewarding week for Bord Bia’s ongoing European Union (EU) campaigns. Bord Bia officially launched the Asian leg of two of its EU Co-funded campaigns, promoting European beef, lamb and dairy from Ireland across seven Asian markets.

5 Must Reads to help you win in the Meat Category

In a 2019 interview with Forbes, Julie Anna Potts, president and CEO of the North American Meat Institute, noted that “consumer insights will be critical for companies to bring innovation, convenience, health and value to the meat case” (Fromm, 2019). In the intervening

10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2023

As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to prepare for what is to come in 2023. Health and wellness will continue to be of vital importance to consumers. Mintel has identified wellbeing as one of their seven core drivers of consumer trends (Mintel, 2022), and

Fast Food in France is booming. How can Irish producers get on board?

France is a nation renowned for its culinary excellence and eating traditions. The toque-adorned chefs still exist and the appetite for Michelin starred cuisine remains strong. However, in recent years the explosion of France’s Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) or fast food

7 keys to success for every Irish brand, ingredient or technology commercialisation strategy

In the March 2023 edition of New Nutrition Business, Julian Mellentin wrote an authoritative article featuring several editorials and case studies which illustrate some of the well-proven keys to success that every brand, ingredient or technology commercialisation strategy

How to win with the British Meat Shopper in the Meat Fish and Poultry category?

At a recent Bord Bia’s biannual meat trends seminar, the IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution) presented on What Matters to the British Meat Shopper. The following topics were covered:

Bord Bia to spearhead €13.4 million EU campaigns across Asia, Europe and US

Bord Bia to spearhead €13.4 million EU campaigns across Asia, Europe and US Three new campaigns to run from 2022-2024 worth €13.4 million*, comprising of €9.7 million in EU funding and the remainder from Bord Bia and industry funding. European dairy - the sustainable choice

October 2023

Welcome to the October Edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. The agenda and speaker line up for our 2023 Foodservice Seminar has now been finalised! The theme for this year’s event is Building Strength in Sustainability and we’re delighted to be

March 2023

Welcome to the March edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. Last week, Maxol announced details of their Homegrown at Maxol supplier programme – an opportunity for one outstanding food or drink producer to win prime shelf space in 72 Maxol stores, in

November 2022

Welcome to the November edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. For anyone that missed our end of year Irish Foodservice Seminar that took place at the Killashee House Hotel on November 3rd, you can listen back to video recordings from the event on our

Contract Catering And Trade Sector

Contract Catering & Trade Sector   Just Eat launches new employee benefit service in Ireland The Irish Times – 06.09.2022 Food delivery platform Just Eat has launched a new employee benefit service through its corporate arm that will help companies provide daily or monthly