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Nick Robinson Named CEO Of Kerry Foods

Kerry Group has announced the appointment of Nick Robinson as the new chief executive officer of Kerry Foods. Robinson, who currently serves as the mana...

C&C Group Takes Over Distribution Of Budweiser In Ireland

Dublin-based C&C Group has announced that it is now the exclusive distributor of Budweiser Brewing Group’s complete beer brand portfolio acro...

Forecourt Operator Applegreen Trading 'Ahead Of Expectations'

Forecourt operator Applegreen remains a 'high quality business with an attractive growth strategy', despite the impact of COVID-19 on its operations, a lea...

Aryzta Expecting 'Bumpy Recovery' In Coming Months

Bakery giant Aryzta has said that it expects a 'bumpy recovery' in the coming months, as it seeks to keep costs under control and adjust its business to 'r...

Irish Consumer Sentiment Improves For Second Month After COVID Collapse

Irish consumer sentiment improved in June for the second month in a row, but remains well below levels recorded before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, a...

Bord Bia Criticised By Dutch Animal Welfare Group Over 'Beef Sustainability' Claims

Dutch animal welfare Wakker Dier has taken aim at Irish food industry body Bord Bia, describing the claim that Irish beef is sustainable as 'misleading' an...

C&C Group Seeks To Shift Attention To Off-Trade Due To COVID-19

C&C Group has reallocated and redeployed resources to meet what it said is a 'significant increase in demand' through the off-trade channel since t...

Irish Grocery Sales See Fastest Growth In 15 Years: Kantar

Take-home grocery sales in Ireland saw its fastest rate of growth in the past fifteen years, increasing by 25.4% in the latest 12-week period ended 17 May,...