Food & Drink

Belfast City’s historic markets set to reopen

June 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

Traders at Smithfield and St George’s Market are getting ready to welcome their customers back with Belfast City Council confirming dates for the reopening of the two popular city centre markets. Smithfield Market will be open from Monday 22 June, (Continue Reading)

NI Agricultural Show dates

April 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

With the countdown on to Balmoral in just a couple of weeks time, Farm Gazette is planning ahead! Below are the dates of this years Agri shows. Wednesday 10th – Saturday 13th May 2017 BALMORAL SHOW Friday 26 th – Saturday 27th May (Continue Reading)

Agriculture students show their food enterprise skills

April 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Agricultural Technology students recently impressed industry judges with mouth watering food products at their recent Supply Chain presentations. Products ranged from Wagyu beef burgers to a ‘clean eating’ style wrap (with bacon, egg, and (Continue Reading)

NI food firms well placed to capitalise on opportunities

April 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry is well placed to capitalise on any opportunities that the UK’s exit from the EU may present, Ulster Bank said today. Speaking at the bank’s annual briefing on the sector in Ten Square Hotel, Belfast, (Continue Reading)

Balmoral Show 2017 countdown

February 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Looking four-ward to a four day Balmoral Show in 2017 is Colin McDonald, RUAS Chief Executive, Richard Donnan, Ulster Bank’s Head of Northern Ireland, Rhonda Geary, Operations Director, Balmoral Show and Cormac McKervey, Ulster Bank Senior (Continue Reading)

Taste of success for the Causeway Coast and Glens

February 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Causeway Coast and Glens region enjoyed a taste of success at the recent Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink awards. Causeway Coast Foodie Tours, The Journey to Market programme, Causeway Coast and Glens Food Network and the Naturally North (Continue Reading)

WorldHost Workshop in Newtownabbey

February 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor John Scott with Neil McMurray (Village Butcher, Parkgate), Lynda Willis (WorldHost trainer), Daniel Harvey (Daniel’s at Tweedies) and Cathy Chauhan (Lough Neagh Eels) Representatives from the local (Continue Reading)

Tourism NI’s Year of Food and Drink Awards

February 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sarah Travers with Susie Brown, Naomi Waite and Carolyn Boyd of Tourism NI Stand-out examples of industry engagement during the Year of Food and Drink 2016 were honoured at a glittering ceremony at the Culloden Hotel last night. Destinations, (Continue Reading)

50 Years at Lackaboy

February 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

Terence Brannigan congratulates Elma and Derick Noble on fifty years in business. Tourism NI Chairman Terence Brannigan has congratulated Enniskillen couple Elma and Derick Noble on fifty years in the tourism business. Lackaboy House B&B on Old (Continue Reading)

Glens businesses team up

January 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Up to 20 local accommodation, food and activity providers meet regularly to discuss how best to position the local visitor assets and capitalise on visitor numbers to the Causeway Coastal Route. The local businesses work in partnership to offer (Continue Reading)