Beamish Stout has won the internationally renowned Gold Medal at the annual Monde Selection 2007 awards in Barcelona.

Last year was a record year for Beamish and Crawford, company managing director Alf Smiddy said today.

CORK brewer Beamish & Crawford said sales of its products grew by almost 9% last year.

DRINKS and snack food group C&C is to beef up its presence in Northern Ireland by spending €3 million on a new distribution and warehousing facility in Belfast.