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basketcase: Are you being ripped off at the Supermarket?
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Thursday, March 5, 2015. Are you being ripped off at the Supermarket? You walk out the door of the shop and think "Did that really cost that much? My own recent experiences of being overcharged in both mainstream supermarkets (a Tesco) and upscale food retailer (Donnybrook Fair) made me examine how many times we pay more for food than we think. Recently I went out onto the streets of Dublin to test consumers views on food value, to find out what we do when w...
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basketcase: "Natural", "Artisan"? - nonsense? Get involved in the discussion on use of food marketing terms in Ireland
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Friday, March 21, 2014. Get involved in the discussion on use of food marketing terms in Ireland. This is something that constantly amazes me; I pick up a pack of Danish sausages in the supermarket (often distributed by big Irish brands) who neither state the country of origin or make ridiculous claims of it being a cutsey farm product rather than mass-produced factory food using the lowest acceptable standards, sold at the lowest possible prices. This Code ...
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basketcase: Irish poultry firm closes, Nando's announce new openings, with chicken from Northern Ireland
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Irish poultry firm closes, Nando's announce new openings, with chicken from Northern Ireland. News has emerged today that Cootehill Farms, also known as Co-Operative Poultry Products Ltd in Cavan is to close with the loss of 90 jobs. It comes at a time when chicken producers and processors are under incredible pressure to deal with the spiraling cost of animal feed which is making business for some, unsustainable. Ireland's dairy e...
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basketcase: What exactly is a Christmas ham and what's the best way to cook it?
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Thursday, December 13, 2012. What exactly is a Christmas ham and what's the best way to cook it? Wet sloppy nightmare or artisan luxury bliss. If you plan to buy a Christmas ham this year here's a few pointers. Firstly what exactly is a ham? A ham is hind leg of a pig from the femur to the hock. Derives from the Old Northern French word. Though the name is often applied to any round ham. Steak Gammon is usually smoked. What is a free range ham? Some people c...
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basketcase: Always dreamed of being a food entrepreneur?
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Sunday, March 16, 2014. Always dreamed of being a food entrepreneur? So you want to start a food business? Of course lots of us want to be a part of that, but do we have a clue what we're doing? I cover new food stories every week either as part of my radio or print work. Most of the people I meet are already established along the often painful food business journey. They range from dairy farms making ice cream to small cafes in rural towns. With 46,000 food...
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basketcase: I talk to BBC about Ireland and the end of milk quota
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Wednesday, April 8, 2015. I talk to BBC about Ireland and the end of milk quota. The end of milk quota has come and gone. Irish farmers are finally able to sell every litre of milk they produce instead of hiding it in barrels or stuffing it into calves which was what was going on aplenty until Tuesday night last week. The next few years are going to be interesting to say the least and price volatility is certainly going to be central to this quota-free era.
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basketcase: Lovely Lamb
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Sunday, March 16, 2014. In my food column this month for The Gloss. Magazine I write about Spring lamb and a time for learning. New born lambs are appearing in the fields around our house. This happens just as my friends and neighbours bear the weary eyes of long nights in sheds with bawling ewes, or bottle feeding the unwanted or third in a triplet set in the kitchen. Or fried off with chorizo and garlic for an easy soup with vegetable stock and cream.
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basketcase: "Back in the bottle"; how Irish milk can be more than a cheap commodity food...
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Back in the bottle"; how Irish milk can be more than a cheap commodity food. This week in the Irish Times I'm examining "single estate milks", or milks produced from single farms and sold at a niche level. It's a fascinating way of adding value to a traditional product that has huge price vulnerabilities. Here's the piece. -. The Irish Times,. 8220;Because they’re happier.”. The bottled milk from Ballymore Farm is pasteurised to kil...
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basketcase: Could we be reaching Peak Craft Beer?
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Food, Countryside and What's behind the label. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Could we be reaching Peak Craft Beer? In a food and drink area experiencing extreme heat, I recently investigated whether we're reaching the peak of a trend, or are in fact nowhere near the top. Recently I went along to a beer tasting seminar hosted by Liquid Curiosity in Dublin to meet brewers, taste beers and gauge the energy of new entrants to craft beer. So what is a beer seminar? We sampled Irish beers and ciders in the mai...
