Five Lamps Brewery has a new home - and plans to trial UK exports
The C&C-owned beer maker will test its drinks in London.
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Microbreweries have called for the extension of a 'life-or-death' tax relief
One beer maker said it could mean ‘the difference between having a craft brewing sector or not’.
The coffee industry is booming - but there aren't enough baristas to give punters their daily fix
That’s according to hospitality recruiter Excel Recruitment, which has launched a new training school.
With swelling competition, Deliveroo's new Irish boss is laying out an ambitious expansion strategy
Michael Healy is also calling for a change to self-employment laws that affect the company’s riders.
A multimillion-euro campaign has been rolled out to improve the perception of Irish cuisine
Fáilte Ireland will promote more than 600 food- and drink-related events through ‘Taste the Island’.
Kerry Group keeps on top of changing consumer demands as revenues grow
The Irish food giant is responding to trends such as growing taste plant-based nutrition.
Diageo's non-alcoholic bet is seen as an endorsement of high-end drinks for teetotalers
The group increased its shareholding in Seedlip as consumer tastes for alternative beverages catches on.
Your crash course in... Just Eat and Takeaway.com's £9bn merger and the future of food delivery
The long-time rivals are joining forces as competition from Deliveroo and Uber Eats is unrelenting.
The French thirst for Irish beer is up - but total exports are down
The Irish Brewers Association has released sales figures for 2018.
The maker of Guinness is still 'tracking' the cannabis market for potential investments
But Diageo is in no rush to cash in on the legal marijuana boom.
Dublin City Council is coining it on 'sunshine tax', according to the Restaurants Association
The industry body said incoming sandwich board licence fees are ‘shockingly excessive’.
How Aqualicense wants to help marine firms navigate paperwork tsunamis
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Wicklow company.
Ireland's beef with Mercosur - how the deal is adding to the struggles of the Irish farmer
Beef farmers are worried that they could be a pawn in a bigger trade game.
Your crash course in ... how proposed US tariffs could hit Irish whiskey
Irish whiskey could get dragged into a transatlantic trade dispute.
'Be patient; it's going to take a hell of a lot longer than you would anticipate'
Gerry Scullion, founder of King of Kefir, talks radishes and getting lost down rabbit holes.
Flipdish is teaming up with drone outfit Manna to deliver grub in Dublin
The pair claim they will carry out their first deliveries by automated aircraft later this year.
FoodCloud is scaling operations overseas after running pilots in three countries
The food distribution social enterprise recorded a surplus of half a million last year.
How Table4One is creating business opportunities from 'otherwise wasted time'
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Dublin company.
The Joycean pharmacy and Writers' Tears: why a whiskey maker is helping keep Sweny's open
The company said the pairing is a natural link.
The boss of Roe & Co hopes the new whiskey distillery will become an events magnet
Diageo’s mullimillion-euro attraction opens later this month.