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Don’t just go with your gut! Considerations for effective engagement in the gut health market

The gut has never been more top of mind. Consumers are paying more attention and recent years has seen a growing number products and brands entering the category. However, as a sector its complicated and not without its challenges. In this article, we set out to highlight 4

The impact of Covid-19 on the food sector in China – June 2022

From the start of June, following more than two months of strict lockdowns across the country, China is cautiously re-opening. In Shanghai, where the outbreak was largest, most of the city’s 25 million residents were restricted to their residential compounds for April and

Using Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage for Irish SME’s in Food Drink and Horticulture

Sustainability is now widely considered a business-critical consideration and a must-have for staff, consumers and investors alike. Covid-19 derailed this temporarily but as we continue to emerge into a post-pandemic world the ‘Green Recovery’ movement has now started

What is a ‘Carbon Footprint’ and why does it matter?

There is increasing pressure from consumers, retailers and governments for food and drink companies to be transparent with their environmental impact across the entire value chain. This article will look at new Origin Green reporting requirements, EU policy in the pipeline

Inflationary Pressure Impacting Consumer Behaviour for Meat

The latest Kantar shopper trends highlight how consumers have reacted post Covid-19 and how they are behaving in response to the ongoing cost of living crisis. The impact of the crisis has led to consumers changing their shopping behaviour from choice of retailer, frequency

Navigating the Future of UK Food & Drink Labelling and Packaging

The landscape of UK food and drink packaging and labelling regulations has been evolving at pace, particularly in the wake of Brexit. Recognising the importance of staying abreast of these developments, over 120 Irish suppliers registered for Bord Bia’s recent webinar,

Consumer food response to inflationary pressures in the UK

Recent Kantar figures (20 June 2023) show that since the start of the year, consumers have been struggling to cope with inflation in the UK, with a general rate of 10.3% in March, but 19.7% in food, pushing food prices to a 45 year high.

Ready Player One? Why don’t Irish marketers ‘get’ gaming?

Marketers generally don’t miss a trick to connect with new audiences and target their branding messages effectively. Yet, there is a social activity which conservative estimates suggest is practiced by 2.7bn people around the world

Spilling the Tea on Gen Z! What food and drink brands really need to know to grow!

According to the Bank of America, $33tn is the forecast income of Gen Z globally in 2030. This is five times higher than in 2020 (Mintel UK, 2022) . Gen Z are the healthiest, most environmentally friendly generation the world has ever seen, and have grown up with a mistrust

No, Radio Isn't Dead - In Fact, It's Doing Better Than Ever

According to Radio Centre Ireland, radio advertising now accounts for almost 13% of the total advertising market and continues to grow year on year.

January 2024

Welcome to the January edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. Happy New Year to all of our readers, we hope that you had an enjoyable Christmas break.  In her end of year article for the Irish Times, Restaurant Critic & Food Writer Corinna Hardgrove

December 2023

Welcome to the December edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. Thank you to all those that came along to our 2023 Foodservice Seminar at the Killashee Hotel on November 15th. To anyone that missed it, confirmation that you can view recordings of our

September 2023

Welcome to the September Edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. Registration for our 2023 Foodservice Seminar is now open! It is taking place at the Killashee House Hotel, Naas from 8AM-1PM on Wednesday November 15th. Please click on   this link and

June 2023

Welcome to the June edition of Bord Bia's Ireland Market Foodservice Newsletter. A final reminder to anyone that missed our mid-year Foodservice Lunch&Learn event last month, that a recording is available via our webpage at this link. This was a one hour webinar with a

General Industry News

General Industry News   Donohoe confirms the end of tourism’s 9 per cent VAT rate The Irish Times – 27.09.2022 The tourism industry says it will continue to lobby for a further extension to its special low 9 per cent VAT rate, after the Government confirmed its intention to