Food company Kinsale Gourmet has secured an export order worth €250,000 on foot of a trade mission to the UK trade fair IFE in March.

Eight south Cork food and drink companies estimate that they gained a collective €500,000 in new UK sales from their attendance at the IFE 2013 food and drinks fair in London.

Eight leading Irish artisan food and drink producers hope to expand their export channels on foot of meetings with leading UK retailers in London yesterday.