BREXIT has been a catalyst for Irish food and drink exporters to review their UK resources, supply chain and currency arrangements, effectively exposing business stress points that could easily have hindered future growth.

Cooked meats producer Green Farm Fresh Foods has quadrupled its exports to the British market, helped by a local distribution partnership formed six months ago.

Food trade events are the surest route to developing new export markets, says Helen Cahill, director of Cahill’s Farm Cheese — newly returned from successful food fairs in the US and UK.