Recruitment News

Ballymaguire Foods to create 100 jobs in Lusk Chilled ready meals producer Ballymaguire Foods is to create 100 new jobs in the construction of a new food plant in Lusk, Co. Dublin. Irish cheesemakers win 69 awards at International Cheese Awards Some 14 Irish cheesemakers won 69 awards at the recent International Cheese Awards event which was held in Nantwich, England. NI food and drinks industry sales continue to rise The Northern Ireland food and drinks industry is worth around £4,510m per year and sales are continuing to rise according to a government report. Ten year strategy for agri-food sector to be launched A report by rte.ie has said that a new ten-year strategy for the Irish agri-food sector, aimed at creating over 23,000 new jobs, is to be launched by the Government later this morning. New fish facility for Killybegs promises 70 new jobs Up to 70 new jobs could be created in Donegal with development of one of the world’s largest bio-marine ingredients facility in Killybegs. Bord Bia & Google Launch Digital Food Hub Training Programme Bord Bia and Google Ireland have launched the Digital Food Hub, a new training programme to help Irish food businesses to maximize their online presence and sales. 60% of Irish People Eat Fish Regularly Six out of ten (60%) Irish people eat fish at least once a week according to the latest Consumer Intelligence survey by Empathy Research. Of the 926 participants, more men (64%) than women (58%) are likely to intake fish regularly. Irish ambitions to become global player in seafood industry Ireland’s seafood industry has the potential to achieve €1 billion in sales by 2020 creating 3,000 new jobs in the process, according to a BIM organised industry conference titled “Irish Seafood – Becoming a Global Player”.