The River Quoile – our happy place
Following the recent launch of Clean up the Quoile, Tara Lynn shares her thoughts on what it means to have dad Denis’s dream realised. Denis was a great believer that we should leave the planet in a better shape than we found it. And this inspired Foundation Earth. In January 2020, my dad, Denis Lynn […]
Excellence in HR Leadership – CIPD
People are the lifeblood of our business and we were thrilled that Chris Overend (Assoc CIPD), our head of human resources, was recognised and awarded Excellence in HR Leadership at The CIPD Northern Ireland Awards in October 2022. Chris was appointed to the role in January 2022 and has focused on the strategic growth of […]
Finnebrogue outlines progress to plastic management so far
Plastic is a serious business and Finnebrogue Artisan is a responsible business. Here, the company outline it’s progress to date on managing plastic within operations and food packaging: In 2019, Finnebrogue moved away from unrecyclable black plastic trays to 100% recycled and recyclable alternatives. In 2021, the company committed to two targets by 2025: 100% […]
£20k Denis Lynn Scholarship open for applications
The Denis Lynn Scholarship for Sustainable Food Innovation is a generous bursary of £20,000 towards tuition fees and living expenses for a student on the Advanced Food Safety Masters degree, within the School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS), at Queen’s University Belfast. The award will also include an internship […]
Finnebrogue Artisan spearheads campaign to clean the Quoile
Finnebrogue Artisan, located near the River Quoile in Downpatrick, has set up a steering group with local residents, anglers and sustainability experts to help clean it up. Following water testing at the river in 2020, the UK food producer found concerning results of contamination that could threaten the health of users – high levels […]
Foundation Earth wins The Grocer’s Sustainability initiative of the year award
Foundation Earth has proudly won the 2022 The Grocer’s Gold Awards for “Sustainability initiative of the year”. The award aims to compare and contrast a number of sustainability initiatives that suppliers are engaged in to lower their environmental footprint and meet sustainability targets. The event, which took place on 14 June 2022 at the […]
Finnebrogue wins Best Sustainability Initiative at Ulster Grocers Awards
Finnebrogue Artisan has picked an award for ‘Best Sustainability Initiative’ for its work with Foundation Earth at this year’s Ulster Grocer Marketing Awards 2022, held in the Culloden Estate and Spa on May 27. Henderson Group picked up Best In-Store Consumer Sales Promotion for its EUROSPAR Over 1000 Prices Matched to TESCO campaign, and highly […]
“World class” water treatment technology at Finnebrogue
Since the publication of its Sustainability Audit last year, Finnebrogue has been continually reviewing how it can become even more greener and leaner. As part of that journey, the business commissioned Viltra to design the largest chemical separation treatment unit of its kind in Northern Ireland. This is the only unit in the region to […]
Finnebrogue’s Wagyu Burger was judged the overall favourite in WhichUK?
WhichUK? taste test panel munched their way through 10 varieties of beef burgers to find out which ones you should be barbecuing this summer. To find out which burgers are worth spending more on, they asked 71 burger fans to rate 10 premium offerings from the likes of Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Aldi and Tesco […]
Finnebrogue announces Better Naked plant-based partnership with the Co-op
Finnebrogue Artisan has announced a plant-based partnership with the Co-op, with a range of products from its Better Naked range launching across 1200 stores this week. Finnebrogue has announced a plant-based partnership between its Better Naked brand and the Co-op – with products launching across 1200 stores this week Four new Better Naked […]
