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Krispy Kreme and Jaffa Cakes pair up to introduce the Jaffanut

Krispy Kreme and McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes have come together for the first time to create the limited edition Iconic sweet treat Jaffanut (€3.15). brands, Krispy Creating the ultimate sweet Kreme and McVitie’s treat, Krispy Kreme’s signature have joined forces soft dough has been filled with for the first time to spread joy with the ultimate zesty treat Jaffa Cakes’ iconic zesty orange flavoured filling to offer a tangy twist. The Jaffanut is topped with a dark chocolatey icing and has been moulded into a Jaffa Cakes-shaped doughnut, to replicate the shape of the nation’s favourite cake in the biscuit aisle.

Siobhan Devereux, Willie Devereux and Will Devereux of Scúp Gelato

Natural yogurt wins Ireland’s Great Taste Golden Fork award

Following a record-breaking 14,205 food and drink entries from 110 countries across the world, Great Taste, the world’s largest food and drink accreditation scheme based entirely on taste, has reached its grand finale for 2022.

Announced at the Great Taste Golden Forks ceremony held at Southwark Cathedral, the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy for Ireland has been awarded to Scúp Gelato from Kerlogue, Co. Wexford, for its Natural Yogurt, described as “fresh and light, with a lactic tang and citrus notes”. The Scúp Gelato Natural Yogurt is made using only the highest quality raw material sourced locally and internationally, starting firstly with Ireland’s amazing milk and cream.

Fyffes announces results of first anniversary of melon business transformation in Honduras

To demonstrate a more responsible, ethical and environmentally positive melon business in Honduras, multinational fruit company Fyffes and its subsidiary Sol Group has published the initial results of its melon business transformation in the country.

This was led by its new local management that prioritizes working conditions, community participation and improvement, environmental management, as well as sound corporate governance.

The first step for the transformation was the appointment of a new general manager for Sol Group, Genivaldo Pereira, in October 2021. This was followed by the incorporation of a new operations manager in Honduras, Reginaldo de Lima, as well as new managers of compliance, human resources, sustainability, labour, and farm relations. Just Eat, part of Just Eat Takeaway.com, and Ireland’s leading online food delivery marketplace, has launched an employee benefit service for businesses across Ireland through its corporate arm, Just Eat for Business.

Just Eat Pay serves as a digital food platform that allows small, medium and large businesses to provide employees with a daily or monthly allowance to order a meal from a wide variety of food options via Just Eat’s 3,525 Irish restaurant and convenience partners. There are no fixed costs for Just Eat Pay and companies can manage their account online through a customised dashboard.

As part of the Just Eat Pay launch, the company has also announced availability of the Just Eat Pay Card. The new debit card will not only work through the Just Eat website and app, but also at selected Mastercard and Maestro merchants in Ireland, meaning users can access hundreds of additional food and beverage outlets in-person.

“With a complete overhaul of how we work post pandemic, Just Eat Pay will allow corporations to offer its employees next level food benefits, no matter where they choose to work,” said Amanda Roche-Kelly, managing director of Just Eat Takeaway Ireland.

“Just Eat Pay is also not restricted to the Just Eat website meaning employees can make choices that fit with their lifestyle and preferences. With the rising cost of living this is a really nice benefit for employees.”

Just Eat Pay launched in 2019 and is already in operation in a number of Just Eat Takeaway.com markets across the UK and Europe.

The transformation involved a large-scale investment in the training and upgrading of workers in the new operating procedures Just Eat Pay is a new innovative Employee Benefit Service enabling corporate businesses to care for, empower and connect with their employees, no matter where they work Just Eat for Business launches in Ireland with new employee benefit service

Irish beef and lamb hits shelves in Singapore

Irish beef and lamb will appear on supermarket shelves in Singapore for the first time, following its launch there as part of a government-led trade mission.

Boutique food retailer and butchery, Ryan’s Grocery, will initially stock Irish beef and lamb at its two locations in Singapore. This is the first phase of a two-phase rollout through its distribution arm, Alternative Selection, which will create a direct supply route for Irish beef and lamb to Singapore’s top restaurants.

Alternative Selection already carries a range of Irish brands including Glenisk, Ballymaloe and Burren Smokehouse, and will now also stock Burren Smokehouse organic salmon and Glenisk organic yoghurt in Ryan’s Grocery at this time.

“It’s a testament to Irish farmers that the discerning team at Ryan’s Grocery has chosen Irish beef and lamb to add to their premium portfolio of certified supplier

farms,” said Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue. “I also acknowledge the great work of Bord Bia in establishing and maintaining valuable commercial relationships with key stakeholders in the region. It is also wonderful to see that quality Irish organic foods are finding new and exciting markets,” Minister McConalogue added. Ryan’s Grocery is the retail face of Ciaran Gallagher, Bord Bia director, South East Asia and Minister McConalogue at Ryan’s Grocery, Singapore Alternative Selection, a Singapore-based wholesaler founded by husband-and-wife team Sebastian Chia and Wendy Foo, which specialises in allergen and preservative free speciality foods including grass-fed and organic meats. This is the first retail listing for Irish sheepmeat in the Singapore market. Irish beef is currently available in the e-commerce channel with online retailer Lazada. ■