Former Bord Bia boss to head up ABP’s Slaney venture
Aidan Cotter appointed chairman of ABP’s joint venture with Fane Valley group
Meet Emily, Ireland’s first ‘digital baby’
New records system to be rolled out across country over next three years
Bord Bia launches ‘state of the art’ research centre
Move is part of plans to double industry’s exports by 2025
Many Irish food exporters expect sales decline post Brexit
Over 180 from sector attend Bord Bia event on implications of vote
Some 40% of Irish food exporters expect sales to decline due to Brexit
Bord Bia survey conducted after UK vote reveals concerns of Irish exporters
BoI and AIB retain restrictions on Iranian transactions
Banks wary of running afoul of ongoing US sanctions related to terrorism
Chinese turmoil will have minimal effect on Ireland, say experts
Trading position here more linked to events in North American and European markets
Exports of infant formula shield Ireland from worst of dairy crash
New figures from Bord Bia show exports to the US increased by 40% last year
Bord Bia Awards: Entrepreneurship rewarded at food industry ‘Oscars’
Awards highlight talent, imagination and professionalism at heart of sector’s success
CO2 emissions could be cut by 6% through on-farm efficiencies
Bord Bia report reveals wide variation in emissions across beef and dairy sectors
Feed being investigated in possible BSE case in Louth
Department says calves and animals born at same time as affected cow will be destroyed
Exporters see opportunity for Irish beef in China
Weak euro and Chinese fondness for alternative cuts could be crucial, as exporters visit Shanghai
Chinese premier signs bilateral deals on farming and visas
Security is tight as Li Keqiang visits dairy farm and attends Irish music performance
Taste Bud: 20 food and drink firms win Tesco listing
Seven-month programme provides mentoring and workshops to support companies
China likely to be 'more valuable' than the US for beef exports
Minister also says he expects Irish producers to be selling beef into China by the autumn
Over 400 food buyers arrive for Bord Bia event
Food and drink buyer event is biggest ever staged in Ireland
Dairy farmers warned on costs of expansion
Many farm families will have serious cash-flow problems this year
Exporters showcase Irish meat at major gastro event in Lyon
Bord Bia and six meat firms exhibit at biennial Sirha gathering in France’s gastro capital
Irish food and drink exports hit €10.5 billion in 2014
Strongest performing sectors were dairy product and ingredients which topped €3bn
Simon Coveney hails ‘exciting’ end to milk quotas
Atmosphere in dairy industry ‘like the night before Christmas’
Coveney trade mission to China pushes for beef access
Minister highlights opportunities for dairy and seafood during visit
Largest ever Irish pavilion opens at China seafood expo
China is growing quickly in importance as a market for Irish farmers and food companies accounting for over €405m in exports in first six months of this year
Food industry must consolidate and exploit aquaculture potential
Senior food business figures told that Ireland is not known for its food brands
Artisan food producers fight back over ‘misleading’ labels
Taste Council of Ireland and Bord Bia food summer school will discuss use of words like ‘traditional’, ‘natural’ and ‘artisan’ by multinational firms
Simon Coveney announces 300 new jobs in food sector
Minister for Agriculture predicts Ireland to become the fasting growing dairy producer
President meets lambs, pigs and horses on third day of state visit
Sabina Higgins snuggles newborn animal as couple goes to Oxfordshire farm
Details of President Higgins state visit to Britain released
President’s visit follows the successful visit of Queen Elizabeth to Ireland in 2011
The year of the horse
Tesco’s Everyday Value burger is back on the shelves, Irish beef exports have risen, and nobody has been prosecuted. But regulators insist the ‘horse meat’ scandal of January 2013 has taught the meat industry a very expensive lesson
Dairy sector set to milk more profits
Cantillon: It was a day of seemingly endless good news for Bord Bia – with the abolition of milk quotas to add more joy
Food and drink exports reached almost €10 billion last year
Dairy and beef exports saw double digit growth, Bord Bia figures show
New quality dairy scheme will be the first of its type in the world, Bord Bia says
Farmers will have to meet ISO standards
Japan won’t be a big market for beef but it’s a prestigious one
Re-opening of Japanese market to Irish beef comes after years of negotiations
Coveney to build bloodstock links with Qatar
Bord Bia aiming to double food and drink exports to Middle East by 2020
Journalist’s funeral told of a life ‘lived to the full’
His ‘gifts as writer, musician and singer, husband, father and grandfather’ recalled
Continued growth as value of food and drink exports up 8.6%
Bord Bia chief Aidan Cotter describes performance of beef exports as ‘particularly striking’
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