The world’s leading food trade show, ANUGA, in Cologne, Germany, will have its largest-ever Irish presence this year. The show opens on Saturday 7 October and runs until Wednesday 11 October.

Bord Bia is coordinating the participation of 27 Irish food companies on its Origin Green stand, all of whom will be chasing buyers among the 160,000 trade visitors to the show.

ABP and five other companies will have their own space outside the Origin Green pavilion.

Several other Irish beef and sheepmeat companies are participating, as are Kerry and Ornua from the dairy sector.

Germany bought 23,000t of Irish beef in 2016 and Bord Bia expects this to reach 30,000t by 2018.

It is also a particularly valuable market for Ornua, where the Kerrygold branded butter commands a significant premium.