Mid and East Antrim food and drinks manufacturers team up with Scottish counterparts

Twelve businesses from both sides of the Irish Sea are to take part in a development programme as part of a North Channel Partnership action plan.

Mid and East Antrim councillors have been told that a Scottish-based firm is to be appointed to deliver the Food and Drink Accelerator Programme.

The council’s Borough Growth Committee agreed to partner with Dumfries and Galloway Council in the delivery of the Food and Drink Accelerator Programme  and to approve a budget of £10k.

Larne Lough Alliance Councillor Danny Donnelly, who is a member of the North Channel Partnership, has said that working on a food and drink programme could be “an attractive tourism offering”.

The North Channel Partnership is comprised of councillors and officers from Dunfries and Galloway and Mid and East Antrim councils and other bodies including ferry companies to progress shared interests such as ports and infrastructure.

Its action plan reflects strategic priorities such as ports and infrastructure, digital, food and drink and tourism.