Full coverage: Food

The “Spanish Warren Buffett” sparred with Aryzta Chairman Gary McGann at the Irish-Swiss food giant’s 2018 AGM and narrowly lost an €800 million shareholder vote. Francisco Paramés is on the attack again with a new ally – and little left to lose on his Aryzta investment.

As a food and drinks business specialist with ifac and a council member of the Ireland China Business Association, Lorcan Bannon has spent some time speaking with industry experts in China to get a perspective on what Irish food and drinks businesses can expect post the initial surge of Covid-19.

Maurice Mathews, a Ballymun based vegetable and fruit wholesaler, is feeling the strain the coronavirus crisis is putting on Ireland's food industry. But he has working on innovative ways to continue to keep his business going and his staff in a job.

As Supermac’s joins McDonald’s in shutting up shop for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ireland’s beef industry is losing two major customers. But the real worry comes from expensive cuts piling up in cold stores.

The Irish-Swiss B2B frozen manufacturer has made progress addressing its debt problem, but cannot seem to address the excruciating demise of its North American division. Among the generalised stock market rout, its share price has taken another hammering.

Sam Pearson set up his business in 2019. Since then he has sold sandwiches at Electric Picnic and made headlines with his battle with Insomnia. This piece details how he created his small business and why he decided to turn down a deal with the cafe chain.

The Tralee-based food technology giant saw its EBITDA top €1 billion for the first time last year, according to yesterday’s results. After missing out on a mega-merger three months ago, is it time for Kerry to concentrate on what it is best at?

From trade wards to the "starbuckification" of food retail, Aidan Connolly foresees disruption and opportunities in the year(s) ahead – with Irish farmers and food processors showing disparate levels of readiness in the face of upcoming challenges.

Contemptuous of cheddar, but jealous of Irish rain: a new study by Bord Bia’s French counterpart assesses the performance of Ireland among the world’s top dairy exporters and holds some lessons for the industry here.

US chemical giant DuPont announced on Monday that it would merge its nutrition and biosciences division with International Flavours and Fragrances. Why was Kerry Group’s bid unsuccessful?