# food and drink

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# Bord Bia

Covid-19 will have a 'severe' impact on Irish food businesses

Bord Bia has said that the coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruption to the food industry.

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Apr 14th 2020, 10:28 AM

# food and drink

'My staff are excellent, I want to do my very best for them' - Damon Crowe of Red Torch Ginger

As Ireland deals with the fallout of Covid-19, we talk to businesses about how they are coping.

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Mar 20th 2020, 11:21 AM

# food and drink

'My staff are excellent, I want to do my very best for them' - Damon Crowe of Red Torch Ginger

As Ireland deals with the fallout of Covid-19, we talk to businesses about how they are coping.

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Mar 19th 2020, 1:10 AM

# food and drink

'We’re protecting jobs. We are fighting'

As Ireland faces the economic reality of coronavirus, the hospitality sector is feeling the impact.

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Mar 14th 2020, 1:00 AM

# Whiskey in the Jar

Pour me another: Tourists are finding Irish whiskey neat but the Scots still reign

Ireland’s reputation as a whiskey haven is on the rise but there’s plenty of work to be done

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Jan 26th 2020, 7:30 AM

# food and drink

Pour me another: Tourists are finding Irish whiskey neat but the Scots still reign

Ireland’s reputation as a whiskey haven is on the rise but there’s plenty of work to be done

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Jan 23rd 2020, 10:34 AM

# food and drink

Pour me another: Tourists are finding Irish whiskey neat but the Scots still reign

Ireland’s reputation as a whiskey haven is on the rise but there’s plenty of work to be done

1.0k

Jan 23rd 2020, 1:01 AM

# Seanad

Any tariff increases would 'decimate' Ireland's food and drink imports to the UK - Brexit committee report

Dublin Port expects the number of freight units from outside the EU to rise from 200,000 to 1 million after Brexit.

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Dec 17th 2019, 11:06 AM

# Feature

Blockades, pickets and protests: What’s the beef?

Irish farmers are fighting local issues and dealing with a global problem.

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Dec 8th 2019, 1:01 AM

# food and drink

The food industry has forecast yet more uncertainty with the new Brexit deal

Businesses will face another ‘cliff edge’ if transition period isn’t extended, groups warned.

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Oct 23rd 2019, 5:41 PM

# food and drink

Five Lamps Brewery has a new home - and plans to trial UK exports

The C&C-owned beer maker will test its drinks in London.

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Oct 18th 2019, 9:03 AM

# food and drink

Five Lamps Brewery has a new home - and plans to trial UK exports

The C&C-owned beer maker will test its drinks in London.

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Oct 18th 2019, 7:00 AM

# food and drink

Microbreweries have called for the extension of a 'life-or-death' tax relief

One beer maker said it could mean ‘the difference between having a craft brewing sector or not’.

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Sep 2nd 2019, 1:00 AM

# food and drink

The coffee industry is booming - but there aren't enough baristas to give punters their daily fix

That’s according to hospitality recruiter Excel Recruitment, which has launched a new training school.

1.3k

Aug 28th 2019, 1:00 AM

# Startups and tech

With swelling competition, Deliveroo's new Irish boss is laying out an ambitious expansion strategy

Michael Healy is also calling for a change to self-employment laws that affect the company’s riders.

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Aug 22nd 2019, 9:30 AM

# Startups and tech

With swelling competition, Deliveroo's new Irish boss is laying out an ambitious expansion strategy

Michael Healy is also calling for a change to self-employment laws that affect the company’s riders.

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Aug 19th 2019, 5:00 PM

# food and drink

A multimillion-euro campaign has been rolled out to improve the perception of Irish cuisine

Fáilte Ireland will promote more than 600 food- and drink-related events through ‘Taste the Island’.

1.1k

Aug 15th 2019, 5:00 PM

# food and drink

The French thirst for Irish beer is up - but total exports are down

The Irish Brewers Association has released sales figures for 2018.

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Aug 10th 2019, 9:30 PM

# food and drink

Kerry Group keeps on top of changing consumer demands as revenues grow

The Irish food giant is responding to trends such as growing taste plant-based nutrition.

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Aug 8th 2019, 5:46 PM

# food and drink

The French thirst for Irish beer is up - but total exports are down

The Irish Brewers Association has released sales figures for 2018.

626

Aug 8th 2019, 3:08 PM

# Startups and tech

Your crash course in... Just Eat and Takeaway.com's £9bn merger and the future of food delivery

The long-time rivals are joining forces as competition from Deliveroo and Uber Eats is unrelenting.

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Aug 8th 2019, 3:03 PM

# food and drink

Diageo's non-alcoholic bet is seen as an endorsement of high-end drinks for teetotalers

The group increased its shareholding in Seedlip as consumer tastes for alternative beverages catches on.

1.4k

Aug 8th 2019, 12:50 PM

# Startups and tech

Your crash course in... Just Eat and Takeaway.com's £9bn merger and the future of food delivery

The long-time rivals are joining forces as competition from Deliveroo and Uber Eats is unrelenting.

1.6k

Aug 7th 2019, 12:17 PM

# modernising

'The seven-nights-a-week drinker is gone': How Irish pubs are attracting a new clientele

Issues like harsher drink-driving penalties and cost of business are also having an impact on pubs.

Aug 5th 2019, 12:00 PM

# food and drink

The French thirst for Irish beer is up - but total exports are down

The Irish Brewers Association has released sales figures for 2018.

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Aug 2nd 2019, 1:02 PM

# building and property

Dublin City Council is coining it on 'sunshine tax', according to the Restaurants Association

The industry body said incoming sandwich board licence fees are ‘shockingly excessive’.

1.7k

Aug 1st 2019, 1:35 PM

# food and drink

'The seven-nights-a-week drinker is gone': How Irish pubs are attracting a new clientele

Issues like harsher drink-driving penalties and cost of business are also having an impact on pubs.

4.1k

Aug 1st 2019, 1:29 PM

# food and drink

The maker of Guinness is still 'tracking' the cannabis market for potential investments

But Diageo is in no rush to cash in on the legal marijuana boom.

1.0k

Jul 26th 2019, 10:36 AM

# building and property

Dublin City Council is coining it on 'sunshine tax', according to the Restaurants Association

The industry body said incoming sandwich board licence fees are ‘shockingly excessive’.

1.5k

Jul 25th 2019, 1:00 AM

# insights and opinion

'I used to be motivated by a fear of failure. I kind of got over that'

Gary Lavin, the founder of VitHit, talks fear of failure, managing growth and why he’s not pursuing kombucha.

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Jul 18th 2019, 4:23 PM

# policy and economy

Ireland's beef with Mercosur - how the deal is adding to the struggles of the Irish farmer

Beef farmers are worried that they could be a pawn in a bigger trade game.

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Jul 11th 2019, 11:24 AM

# Startups and tech

How Aqualicense wants to help marine firms navigate paperwork tsunamis

As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Wicklow company.

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Jul 8th 2019, 1:00 PM

# food and drink

Here's how proposed US tariffs could hit Irish whiskey

Irish whiskey could get dragged into a transatlantic trade dispute.

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Jul 7th 2019, 2:49 PM

# policy and economy

Ireland's beef with Mercosur - how the deal is adding to the struggles of the Irish farmer

Beef farmers are worried that they could be a pawn in a bigger trade game.

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Jul 5th 2019, 1:00 AM

# food and drink

Your crash course in ... how proposed US tariffs could hit Irish whiskey

Irish whiskey could get dragged into a transatlantic trade dispute.

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Jul 4th 2019, 9:53 AM

# food and drink

Your crash course in ... how proposed US tariffs could hit Irish whiskey

Irish whiskey could get dragged into a transatlantic trade dispute.

852

Jul 2nd 2019, 5:14 PM

# insights and opinion

'Be patient; it's going to take a hell of a lot longer than you would anticipate'

Gerry Scullion, founder of King of Kefir, talks radishes and getting lost down rabbit holes.

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Jun 27th 2019, 10:31 AM

# insights and opinion

'Be patient; it's going to take a hell of a lot longer than you would anticipate'

Gerry Scullion, founder of King of Kefir, talks radishes and getting lost down rabbit holes.

989

Jun 25th 2019, 1:00 AM

# Startups and tech

Flipdish is teaming up with drone outfit Manna to deliver grub in Dublin

The pair claim they will carry out their first deliveries by automated aircraft later this year.

1.1k

Jun 20th 2019, 10:49 AM

# food and drink

FoodCloud is scaling operations overseas after running pilots in three countries

The food distribution social enterprise recorded a surplus of half a million last year.

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Jun 20th 2019, 9:51 AM