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# Leitrim
Even though it won't bring 'big profits', the Shed Distillery is cracking on with a visitor centre
The attraction is expected to be up and running in early 2020 – at nearly double the cost than first expected.
Voices
'A pat on the back is six inches from a kick in the arse. We're taking it one burger at a time'
BuJo’s Michael Sheary spent years prepping the concept behind his first restaurant.
# food and drink
Even though it won't bring 'big profits', the Shed Distillery is cracking on with a visitor centre
Pat Rigney says the attraction will be up and running in early 2020 – at nearly double the cost.
# food and drink
Baristas and burritos: How Circle K is prepping for fuel's decline
The forecourt retailer says more than 50% of transactions are now non-fuel purchases.
# food and drink
Even though it won't bring 'big profits', the Shed Distillery is cracking on with a visitor centre
Pat Rigney says the attraction will be up and running in early 2020 – at nearly double the cost.
# food and drink
Heineken warned that new alcohol laws will make Ireland ‘less attractive’ for foreign investment
The beer giant lobbied the Health Minister before the controversial bill was passed.
# food and drink
'You're either premium or you're not': Why Wicklow Wolf won't compete with the beer giants
The brewer could increase output tenfold with a new €4 million facility, due to open next year.
# food and drink
'You're either premium or you're not': Why Wicklow Wolf won't compete with the beer giants
The brewer could increase output tenfold with a new €4 million facility, due to open next year.
# food and drink
Heineken warned that new alcohol laws will make Ireland ‘less attractive’ for foreign investment
The beer giant lobbied the Health Minister before the controversial bill was passed.
# Startups and tech
Cork startup Milis Bio wants to lure soft drink giants with its sweet-tasting proteins
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the biotech company.
# food and drink
Commission-hungry delivery services will be the top 'disruptor' for Irish restaurants and cafés
A Bord Bia foodservice sector report says operators need to adapt and embrace the likes of Deliveroo.
# Feeders' questions
€70k for desserts and €100k for confectionery set aside in food contracts for Dáil catering facilities
A tender to supply each of the Oireachtas’ five catering facilities was issued last week.
# food and drink
Heineken warned that new alcohol laws will make Ireland ‘less attractive’ for foreign investment
The beer giant lobbied the Health Minister before the controversial bill was passed.
# food and drink
'You're either premium or you're not': Why Wicklow Wolf won't compete with the beer giants
The brewer could increase output tenfold with a new €4 million facility, due to open next year.
# Takeaway
Four Star Pizza is eyeing a move into Britain as it hits saturation point in Ireland
The pizza chain’s director says it is already “at capacity” in many areas of the local market.
# Startups and tech
Uber Eats is about to launch its assault on the Dublin food-delivery market
The company has been trialling deliveries on the capital’s streets in recent weeks.
# food and drink
‘Anybody in their right mind would have been concerned - we were learning on the job’
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Codd Mushrooms.
# food and drink
Four Star Pizza is eyeing a move into Britain as it hits saturation point in Ireland
The pizza chain’s director says it is already ‘at capacity’ in many areas of the local market.
# food and drink
Four Star Pizza is eyeing a move into Britain as it hits saturation point in Ireland
The pizza chain’s director says it is already ‘at capacity’ in many areas of the local market.
# food and drink
The world of food is a 'lonely old road' - but this investor knows that 'people gotta eat'
Serial investor and former Kellogg’s Europe boss, Stephen Twaddell, talks food and drink deals.
# food and drink
BrewDog plans to open its first Irish bar next year - but finding the right site is a 'real challenge'
The Scottish beer company had previously planned to set up shop in Dublin by the end of 2018.
# food and drink
‘Anybody in their right mind would have been concerned - we were learning on the job’
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Codd Mushrooms.
Voices
'As two lads out of college, getting premises was tough. The day we got keys, I was scared sh*tless'
Micheal Dyer has been cheffing since his teens but left the career to set up a business with a college friend.
# food and drink
Gourmet Burger Kitchen plans to close a raft of outlets while it battles insolvency
The company said its Irish stores are safe.
Voices
'As two lads out of college, getting premises was tough. The day we got keys, I was scared sh*tless'
Micheal Dyer has been cheffing since his teens but left the career to set up a business with a college friend.
# big green
Irish food group Greencore sells its US wing for more than $1 billion
The Dublin-based firm recently moved to restructure its US business after a profit warning.
# food and drink
Greencore has agreed to sell its troublesome US wing in a 'surprise' billion-dollar deal
The Dublin-based firm recently moved to restructure its US business after a profit warning.
# Take Away
Dark kitchens and Danny DeVito algorithms: How Deliveroo plans to corner food deliveries
The UK company is looking to roll out its ‘Editions’ sites across key markets – including Ireland.
# retail and services
A cloud hangs over Patisserie Valerie's Irish cafés as the UK firm battles a financial scandal
The cake chain has two Dublin outlets, both located in Debenhams stores.
# food and drink
Dark kitchens and Danny DeVito algorithms: How Deliveroo plans to corner food deliveries
The UK company is looking to roll out its ‘Editions’ sites across key markets – including Ireland.
# food and drink
Food firm Glanbia has muscled further into the weight-loss world by snapping up SlimFast
Analysts have described it as the company’s ‘most thought-provoking’ move in years.
# food and drink
Dark kitchens and Danny DeVito algorithms: How Deliveroo plans to corner food deliveries
The UK company is looking to roll out its ‘Editions’ sites across key markets – including Ireland.
# food and drink
‘Anywhere but here to be honest’: Why Eddie Rocket's is pushing outside of Ireland
Fast-food boss Niall Fortune talks international expansion and how Dublin has reached ‘peak burger’.
# food and drink
As Deliveroo's international operation bleeds red ink, its Irish unit has delivered its first profit
Sales at the food-delivery firm’s local business nearly doubled last year.
# food and drink
‘Anywhere but here to be honest’: Why Eddie Rocket's is pushing outside of Ireland
Fast-food boss Niall Fortune talks international expansion and how Dublin has reached ‘peak burger’.
# chopped down
'It could jeopardise the brand': Salad chain Chopped faces closure of Grafton Street outlet
Both the council and national planning authority said the store is in breach of planning laws.
# Job Losses
Coca-Cola has been told to pay 'winding down' fees to sacked Kildare workers
The soft drinks giant is closing its Athy factory and moving production to Mayo.
# food and drink
Coca-Cola has been told to pay 'winding down' fees to sacked Kildare workers
The soft drinks giant is closing its Athy factory and moving production to Mayo.
# retail and services
'It could jeopardise the brand' – Salad chain Chopped faces closure of its Grafton Street outlet
Both the council and national planning authority said the store is in breach of planning laws.
# retail and services
'It could jeopardise the brand' – Salad chain Chopped faces closure of its Grafton Street outlet
Both the council and national planning authority said the store is in breach of planning laws.