With the release of a new range of protein bars and the signing of its first export contract, Blanchardstown snack food company Everest is scaling up.

Johnny Sexton has rejected suggestions that Ireland have peaked a year too early.

The South African Spar retailing group says it is positively cautious about the effects of Brexit for its retailing interests in Ireland and the southwest of England. The Johannesburg-stockmarket-listed group owns 80% of BWG Spar and operates chains in Ireland and England, under its Spar Ireland division.

School is back, holidays are over but don’t despair, wine is here to

Tipperary company Nüdest Food are targeting adults looking for healthy snacks while on the go with their innovative products, writes Trish Dromey.

Plans by BWG to buy rival 4 Aces Wholesale can go ahead but only if it meets certain conditions, the competition watchdog has ruled. The wholesaler is best known as the supplier to Spar, Eurospar, Londis and other independent stores in Ireland.

Not that The Menu ever needs an excuse to head west to the City of the Tribes but surely the return of the annual Galway Food Festival (March 29-April 2) is as good a reason as any.

Wholesaler BWG which is best known as the supplier to Spar, Eurospar, Londis, and other independent stores in the Republic says it plans to buy rival 4 Aces Wholesale.

Trish Dromey hears from Strong Roots’ Samuel Dennigan of plans for exponential growth in 2017

Shane Lowry is determined to defend his WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title and get his Ryder Cup campaign up and running with a badly-needed win over the next four weeks.

WHEN were your formative years? When was the time that reinforced habits in you that you don’t think twice about now? 

A new fundraising initiative is giving every shopper in the country the chance to donate €1 to help children in or at risk of homelessness.

I have written in the past about the difficulties faced by small wine importers given our draconian wine taxes. We are around 650% higher than the EU average and more expensive for wine than countries such as Sweden and Finland.

STARBUCKS and Nando’s are coming to Cork City’s Emmet Place — and, now, an investment property linked to long-time developer/investor, Robin Power, and which is let to two food operators, is for sale there, priced at €1.2m.

Our family were probably the first tourists in Baltimore,” quips Stuart Musgrave, as he prepares to sell his family’s current base on Cove Road in this appealing West Cork village, known far and wide, and over the seas, for its tourism, sailing, ferries and fishing.

Very strong interest is being shown in an uncompleted, mixed-use commercial development in Fermoy town, North Cork, according to Savills agent Steven Denehan.

The company which runs the Spar chain in South Africa has bought a controlling stake in the firm which operates the brand in Ireland, promising investment of up to €100m.

With the launch of their dinosaur-shaped crunchy corn puffs, healthier crisp company Veronica’s Snacks is hoping to appeal to children and parents — and not just in Ireland, writes Trish Dromey

Three out of every 20 supermarkets and convenience stores failed to comply with the grocery sector’s own voluntary code on the display and sale of alcohol products last year.

WEST Cork tourist harbour village, Baltimore, last weekend hosted the Pirate Festival to commemorate the sacking of Baltimore in 1631 — and now there’s a chance to ‘plunder’ a lot of retail trade in the bustling summer resort.

Up to 150 people are expected to lose their jobs at a Dublin food distribution depot after food wholesale giant Musgrave confirmed it is not renewing its contract with the firm.

They’re more elusive than Willy Wonka’s golden ticket but the jury remains out on Tayto’s ‘cheese and onion’ chocolate bar.

Convenience chain store Mace is to create 1,200 new jobs with the expansion of its network over the next four years.

IT was a time of huge change.

Consumers in Ireland carry about €78.2m in cash every day — or about €23 each.

A shop owner who sold a winning €500,000 All or Nothing Lottery ticket to a first-time player is hoping the win will brighten the life of a person, who may have been affected by the recent floods.

Former Kerry Gaelic football player Tommy Doyle has joined the Blue Haven Food Company in Kinsale, Co Cork, as general manager.

MUNSTER’s largest egg producer Riverview Eggs has recruited entrepreneur Alf Smiddy as its chairman to develop the company’s growth strategy.

John Tyndall is the man who figured out why the sky is blue, yet he remains a relatively unknown figure, writes Frank McGovern

A Tipperary farmer looking for diversification ideas has cornered 2% of the Irish market and built up an estimated €1.5m in sales just two years after embarking on a hand-made crisp enterprise using his own potatoes, writes Trish Dromey

PERSONAL loss has an unlikely link to a prestigious international design award for Cavan-based free-range egg producer Clonarn Clover.

THE country’s only Irish-owned prepaid mobile network is to cease operations.

DESPITE seeing its trading environment suffer in the past few years — particularly for its core Irish operations — the Musgrave Group has consistently talked up its ability to ride out the economic storm and build for its future growth.

NOT quite iconic but definitely a staple at the Christmas table of every self-respecting Cork family, Tanora, as we knew it, is set for a re-appearance.

A drug addict who burgled 11 neighbouring Portmarnock apartments over three days has been given a 10-year sentence for these and other offences.

A total of 190 new jobs have been announced today.

THE Musgrave Group has said that it is well-placed to ride out the storm of the economic downturn, despite posting disappointing full-year results for 2009, including a 3% fall in sales and a 7% decline in pre-tax profits.

CENTRA was yesterday announced as the newest co-sponsor of the All-Ireland hurling championship,taking over from RTÉ in a deal which will last three years.

A "feisty" postmistress roared at two armed raiders to get out, causing them to flee, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

MUSGRAVE Group, owners of the SuperValu and Centra franchises, slashed €140 million off retail prices last year as the recession hit consumer confidence.

NO surer sign of the economic downturn is the ongoing expansion of some of the country’s most cost-conscious stores, not just the Lidls and Aldis, but our own cost-conscious traders like Heatons.

Police in the North are questioning four men after foiling an attempted robbery in south Belfast yesterday evening.