Full coverage: Food

Leprino makes profits in the UK and losses in Portlaoise. The dissipation of hard-Brexit risks means cold financial logic is back in force.

The nutrition group is taking a hit this year, but not as much as previously expected, says Mark Garvey.

From Dublin to Dubai – Part 5: After opening her second premium dessert bar in the UAE, Irish entrepreneur Saifa Kajani has just decided to pull the plug on her original Dublin business The Drunken Cookie. She explains why.

Philip Reynolds built his family's business into a pet food giant with sales of €500m. Now he wants to help start-ups scale or fail faster and he's brought in five former KPMG partners as well as his own team to help him do it.

Serial food entrepreneur Tom Gannon has just invested in a new bar business called RYSE. Founded by marketing expert Ian O’Rourke and Pitt Bros co-founder David Stone it is targeting active 25 to 44-year-olds.

The farmer-owned dairy processor is one of Ireland’s most profitable, despite its relatively small scale. Its CEO and CFO explain why it has no plans for consolidation nor for an IPO.

Kerga, a joint-venture between BiaVest and Development Capital, has bought a German business after previously acquiring Nomadic Dairy. Münsterland is a 100-year-old business best known for co-manufacturing Jimmy’s Iced Coffee.

As the cross-border co-op returns to profit, Colin Kelly says it is near completing a major restructuring and looks forward to industry consolidation.

Edmond Scanlon has severed the links between the ingredients multinational and its historic agribusiness roots. He takes Thomas Hubert through a deep dive into Kerry’s tech-driven promise for continued growth.

Comparative results before and after Kerry Group’s divestment from its Irish manufacturing business show how beneficial the deal is to the food technology company.