Alastair Bell

From left - Irish Black Butter’s International Ambassador Alastair Bell, PRM Group Key Account Sales Development Manager Gary Hopkins, David Thompson, Buying Manager – Dairy at Tesco Northern Ireland and Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt Commercial Director Patrick Black.

Portrush's Irish Black Butter and Clandeboye Yoghurt unite for Tesco launch

Innovators, left, Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter in Portrush and Patrick Campbell, commercial manager of Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt in Bangor

NI food innovators combine to create a deliciously different yoghurt

Around 100 producers to feature in Food NI Pavilion at Balmoral Show

Alastair Bell, right, founder of Irish Black Butter from Portrush, a sauce recommended by the prestigious Academy of Cheese, pictured with Kieran Sloan, owner of the famed Sawer’s Fine Food store in Belfast

Say cheese..Portrush multi-award-winning food brand earns more UK acclaim

Abernethy Butter, now based in Craigavon, has been named among Britain’s very best foods in a major annual awards

Abernethy Butter’s fame for outstanding taste and quality spreads in Britain

The awards ceremony, held at The K Club, Co. Kildare, on Monday, November 10, saw Fish City, Belfast, take home the coveted Supreme Award for its outstanding commitment to sustainable sourcing, quality, and innovation. Pictured is Gráinne Lavery and John Lavery, owners, Fish City

Hooked on excellence: NI chippy takes top honours at Good Food Ireland Awards

New deal in the US with gourmet food store for Irish Black Butter’s Alastair Bell

Alastair’s Bramley sauce from Portrush a gourmet hit in the ‘Big Apple’

Alastair Bell, founder of the multi-award-winning Irish Black Butter

Alastair Bell launches new Salted Caramel Sauce

Dave Linton is the founder and CEO of the multi-award-winning Madlug, a business which, for every item purchased, provides a pack-away travel bag to a child in the care system, preventing them from having to use unsuitable bags when moving location. He has more than 20 years of experience as a youth worker, as well as being an adoptive parent and a former short-break foster carer

12 NI game-changers, visionaries and pioneers to get honorary doctorates

John Kelly, chief executive of Belfast Distillery Company, the venture behind McConnell’s Irish Whisky, says the distillery was established with a single goal: Restoring the Legend. And they are well on the way

Nashville’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival celebrates NI’s finest food and drink

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter in Portrush has created ‘a new taste of Ireland’ in global markets.

Irish Black Butter from Portrush is in line for a prestigious award

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter – Best Artisan Producer in Northern Ireland

Irish Black Butter spreading joy for consumers

Susie Hamilton Stubber and Bob McDonald of Burren Balsamics in Armagh have won first M&S business

Early Christmas bonus for NI food trio from top UK grocer M&S

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter in Portrush found participation in the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York a great success

New York showcase a success for NI artisan food companies

Mark Sloan has created the unique Belfast Black Taxi stack with Irish Black Butter for lunch at Sawers deli in the city

Sawers new Belfast Black Taxi sandwich takes taste buds on a journey

Celebrity chef James Martin with fellow chefs Richard Corrigan and Nick Nairn

TV chef celebrates Irish Black Butter
Millions of UK foodies will learn from celebrity chef James Martin how to create a delicious frangipane tart at home using Irish Black Butter from Portrush, Co Antrim as a key ingredient.
Sam Butler

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter in Portrush has been invited to join major UK business network by business leader Theo Paphitis

Irish Black Butter spreads the word

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter in Portrush has won new business in Texas and repeat orders in New York and Boston as well as the shop at the Houses of Parliament in London

Eyes of Texas on Alastair’s unique sauce from Portrush

Irish Black Butter from Portrush on sale in the parliament shop

Irish Black Butter on sale in Houses of Parliament

UK Trade ambassadors Susie Hamilton Stubber and Bob McDonald of Burren Balsamics in Richhill in Co Armagh

UK government backs 11 Northern Ireland food exporters at major London show

Alastair Bell at Showcase Ireland

Portrush man takes Black Butter to Dublin

Minister of State Steve Baker, left, pictured with Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter at the Northern Ireland food and drink showcase in Parliament

Northern Ireland food and drink products showcased in the Houses of Parliament

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter spread in Portrush ended 2022 with a flourish of new business and is confident of further success for his small business this year

Irish Black Butter remains Portrush businessman’s ‘hero’ product

Alastair Bell of Irish Black Butter in Portrush with the gold from the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards in Dublin

Major NI retailers play a key role in Dublin awards

Alastair Bell from Irish Black Butter

Top chefs develop a taste for Alastair’s new innovative flavours of Ireland

Alistair Bell at Number 10 Downing Street London with Prime Minister Boris Johnston . Picture Supplied by McAuley Multimedia

Portrush man presents Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a keepsake from his busi...

Alastair’s unique Christmas box is tasty business
Food entrepreneur Alastair Bell received an early Christmas ‘box’ last week in the shape of a novel application of his award-winning Irish Black Butter savoury spread arranged by one of Ireland’s leading supermarkets involving a tasty collaboration with another food business in the Republic.
By Sam Butler

Alastair Bell of export success Irish Black Butter in Portrush

Alastair spreads the love of food from Portrush to New York!

Alastair Bell, founder and managing director of Irish Black Butter

Accolade for Alastair from luxury magazine

Irish Black Butter

Alastair’s novel black butter is set to spread!

Alastair Bell is well known as the man behind Muddy Farm Models.

Future is bright for Irish Black Butter

The Northern Ireland Farm Toy and Model Show will be held at Magherabuoy House Hotel, Portrush on Friday 25th November from 2pm until 10pm

Tiny tractors roll up to the Port

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Muddyfarm Models named in '˜Small Biz 100' for 2016

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