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Glanbia completes financing arrangements for dairy buy-out

Ciara O'Brien
January 20, 2022

Co-op raising €320m to fund full takeover of joint venture by farmers

An American-based food producer has issued High Court proceedings against a Dublin food company it claims is selling pounded yam in “nearly identical” packaging to its own.

American food company sues Dublin firm over ‘nearly identical’ packaging

Ellen O'Riordan
January 18, 2022

Wholesaler retails African and Caribbean products

Port officers inspect vehicles in Larne, Northern Ireland: Goods coming from the North jumped by 64 per cent in the first 11 months of 2021. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty

Brexit and our shifting balance of trade

January 18, 2022

Is fall-off in imports from Britain being replaced with cross-Border trade?

A Moy Park processing facility in Co Down. The company has suspended the processing of live birds at its Ballymena plant until September

Moy Park suspends live chicken processing at Ballymena plant

Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 17, 2022

Chicken processor is Northern Ireland’s largest private sector employer

The appeal before the Supreme Court centres on the extent to which the planning board should have considered and assessed the plant’s upstream consequences. Photograph: iStock

Supreme Court to rule later on Glanbia cheese plant permission

Ellen O'Riordan
January 13, 2022

An Taisce has appealed order upholding permission for €140m factory

An Taisce accepts the supply of milk is not part of the Kilkenny development itself, but argues it could have “significant indirect effects” on the environment that should have been identified and assessed by the planning board. Photograph: iStock

Court hears of ‘serious concerns’ about environmental impact of Glanbia plant

Ellen O'Riordan
January 12, 2022

An Taisce argues milk production is ‘significant indirect effect’ of development

Bord Bia chief executive Tara McCarthy at the launch of the agency’s export performance and prospects report 2021-2022. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell

Food and drink exports hit record €13.5bn in 2021 despite Covid and Brexit

Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 12, 2022

Latest Bord Bia figures suggest Irish exports last year surpassed pre-pandemic levels

C&C distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks across Britain and Ireland. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Owner of Bulmers expects profit hit after December pub restrictions

Colin Gleeson
January 7, 2022

C&C said it made a modest profit during the month, but trading was below expectations

The environmental impact of pet food production is significant, research shows. Photograph: iStock

Vegan dog food grows in popularity among eco-conscious pet owners

January 5, 2022

Owners are seeking to apply their dietary habits to household animals

Pizza group Domino’s saw profits jump by 19 per cent at its largest Irish franchise. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Domino’s pizza franchise reports big jump in profit

Dominic Coyle
December 31, 2021

Shorecal says Covid-19 pandemic is holding back trading as it reports profit of €10.5m

Valeo Foods owns a number of well-known Irish brands, including Batchelors

Valeo Foods revenues top €1bn but impairment charges put it into the red

Charlie Taylor
December 31, 2021

Company recorded a €102.7m pretax loss prior to its sale to Bain Capital

3:26 Costa Coffee operator sustains €48m revenue hit due to Covid-19

Gordon Deegan
December 29, 2021

Accounts filed by Tuli show that the business’s pretax profits reduced by 56%

A ship in Dublin Port. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

4:15 Full impact of Brexit red tape to hit Irish food exports in new year

Simon Carswell
December 28, 2021

Department braced for quadrupling of vet health certs on food exports from next year

Patrick Bewley, a former managing director of Bewley’s, has died at the age of 77. Photograph: Bewley’s

Former Bewley’s managing director Patrick Bewley dies aged 77

Ciarán Hancock
December 27, 2021

Dubliner was the last member of the Bewley family to be involved in the coffee business

Charlotte Noel selling baguettes at Farine + O, an artisanal boulangerie in Paris this week. The price of a traditional baguette is projected to rise up to 10 cents in the new year. Photograph: Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times

Even baguettes in Paris can’t escape euro zone inflation

Liz Alderman
December 22, 2021

Putting food on the table is increasingly a squeeze

McDonald’s hopes that supply issues that will affect its 2,900 outlets in Japan will be resolved by New Year’s Eve. Photograph Nick Bradshaw

McDonald’s Japan will only offer small-size fries as Covid hits supplies

December 21, 2021

Medium- and large-sized portions off the menu due to flooding at Vancouver port

The dairy industry here has been on a massive expansion curve since the lifting of EU milk quotas in 2015, and global dairy markets have held up pretty well during the pandemic but prices are notoriously volatile

2:00 Farmers warn Glanbia Ireland board as deal gets thumbs up from co-op

December 21, 2021

Glanbia Co-op members approve deal to buy remaining 40% stake in Glanbia Ireland

A JD Sports outlet on Dublin’s Henry Street. The company operates 19 retail outlets in Ireland. Photograph: Alan Betson

JD Sports paid out €18m dividend in year it received €1.3m in State supports

Gordon Deegan
December 20, 2021

Pretax profit in 2020 increased by 39% from €17.22m to €23.97m

John Murphy, Glanbia Co-op chairman and Jim Bergin, Glanbia Co-op CEO, at the Co-op’s special general meeting on Friday. Photograph: Dylan Vaughan.

Glanbia Co-op shareholders vote in favour of full ownership of dairy business

December 17, 2021

More than 80% say yes to acquisition of Glanbia plc’s 40% stake in Glanbia Ireland

Former McDonald’s chief executive Steve Easterbrook. Photograph: Richard Drew/File/AP Photo

McDonald’s claws back $105m from disgraced former chief Steve Easterbrook

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
December 16, 2021

Settlement follows scandal over relationships with subordinates

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