Finnebrogue first launched its nitrite-free Naked Bacon range in 2018 Northern Irish sausage and bacon supplier Finnebrogue Artisan has partnered with Leon to introduce its nitrite-free Naked Bacon range across the chain’s estate. Leon announced the partnership today (27 January). However, it has been selling Finnebrogue’s bacon across…
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FOOD producer Finnebrogue Artisan plans to build a 70,000 sq ft factory and associated 20,000 sq ft of warehouse space adjacent to its existing plant in Downpatrick in what will be a £19 million investment promising scores of new jobs. It comes amid soaring demand particularly for its vegan and…
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Denis Lynn left school at 15 — not by choice. He had worn the wrong-colour shoes and fallen out with his teachers. “I don’t think they could handle independent thinkers,” he said. After being expelled from Sullivan Upper School, just outside his home city of Belfast, he worked as a…
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DOWNPATRICK-based Finnebrogue Artisan has won a national supply deal with Asda to produce 10 special Christmas lines, which will be available in its 578 UK-wide stores. Six of the 10 products have been created especially for this Christmas, including a range of vegan products – stuffing balls, cocktail…
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A Downpatrick man hopes to combat the issue of hunger in local children from socially deprived backgrounds One in four children in Northern Ireland will go hungry every day over mid-term, a report revealed today. The study commissioned by Detail Data highlighted that thousands of children in Northern Ireland suffer…
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Health-conscious Brits are falling out of love with bacon as the traditional breakfast favourite shows signs of losing its sizzle, with new figures showing a slump in sales.
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More than two thirds of London parents back a ban on processed meats cured with nitrites — a preservative linked with bowel cancer — being served in primary schools. A poll of more than 1,000 Londoners with children aged between five and 11 found that 69 per cent wanted bacon, ham…
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