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Explore the vibrant food culture of Northern Ireland with grass-fed beef, ethnic breads, tray bakes, strong tea, and more. Learn about the industry-funded promotional strategy by FoodNI to elevate the region's food reputation internationally and locally. Discover award-winning products like Lough Neagh Eels and Armagh Bramley Apples, and food heroes such as Sir Hans Sloan. Join the culinary celebrations like the Flavours of the Foyle Seafood Festival and Belfast Restaurant Week. Embrace the future vision of a month-long food festival to showcase the best of Northern Irish cuisine.
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Our food journey Northern Ireland
Our story “Promotional strategy for NI Agri-Food joined up in local, international and tourism markets”
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Our food culture • Grass fed beef • Ethnic breads • Tray bakes • Strong tea • Soup veg • Tayto crisps
FoodNI • To transform the reputation of Food from this part of the world …..
Media • First point of contact for food news • FoodNI and Flavour Magazine • Web site 80k visitors per year • Twitter 1200 followers
Great Taste Awards Supreme Champions • UK Great Taste Award Supreme Champions in 2011 and 2012 • McCartneys Moira in 2011 • Hannans Meats Moira in 2012 • Plus 190 Gold Stars awarded to Northern Ireland companies
Product of Geographic Indication Awards • Lough Neagh Eels • Comber Early Potatoes • Armagh Bramley Apples
Food Heroes Sir Hans Sloan John Clarke
2012 Celebrations • Titanic – 2nd and 3rd class menus • Glenarm Dalriada Festival • Larne – Oyster Festival • Killyleagh – Hans Sloan chocolate • Bushmills – salmon and whiskey • Belfast Restaurant week
2013 Derry /Londonderry City of Culture • Flavours of the Foyle Seafood festival • Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann
2013 World Police and Fire Games • 3rd largest Games in the world; • 65 sports; • 70 Countries; • 12,000 athletes; • 18,000 friends and families.
Our future vision • Festival of food • Building on the success of Balmoral • Extending it to a month • Growing it wide • Making it a year