Artisan food companies and food startups are invited to apply for a LEADER initiative that has already invested €300,000 in six Cork companies so far this year.

An award-winning Cork food company has predicted the gluten-free food industry will expand exponentially in the coming years, defying critics who say it is a passing fad.

Tesco agreed to pay £214m (€247m) to resolve regulatory probes into a 2014 accounting scandal that prompted a boardroom house-cleaning and an overhaul of the grocer’s supplier relations in the UK.

Shares in chip designer ARM Holdings fell 18% today as investors gave a lukewarm reaction to the acquisition of US technology firm Artisan.