Board

The Board of Food NI is made up of a range of professionals from different sectors in the Northern Ireland food industry.

Brian Irwin                  Irwin's Bakery

Clarke Black               Ulster Farmers' Union

David Dobbin             United Dairies

David Malseed           United Molasses Ireland

John Barrett               (Acting Chair)

Keith Smyton              Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum

Dr Mike Johnston      Dairy Council NI

Nick Price                    Nick's Warehouse

Nigel Dunlop               Moy Park

Phelim O'Neill             NI Meat Exporters

Rex Humphery           United Irish Organics/Nicobrand

Richard Moore           Linden Foods

Tony O'Neill                O'Kane Poultry

Tracy Hamilton           Mash Direct

 

Food NI also have an Operating Group which comprises of marketing experts.

Andrew Nethercott (Chair)     Dale Farm               andrew.nethercott@dalefarm.co.uk

Gordon Harvey                        Botanic                    gordonharvey@botanicinns.com

Janice Gault                            NIHF                         janice@nihf.co.uk

Joe McDonald                         UFU                         jmcdonald@ufuhq.com

John Hopkins                          Irwin's Bakery          jhopkins@irwinsbakery.com

Jon Neely                                Causeway Prime      jon@lynasfoodservice.co.uk

Keith Smyton                          UPBF                       ksmyton@ufuhq.com

Mark Gowdy                            White's                    markgowdy@fanevalley.co.uk

Michael Bell                            NIFDA                     mbell@nifda.co.uk

Naomi Waite                           LMC                         nwaite@lmcni.com

Nick Price                               Nick's Warehouse    nickpriceni@yahoo.co.uk

Nigel Hardy                             INI                            nigel.hardy@investni.com

Paul Burch                              Moy Park                 paul.burch@moypark.com

Robert Cully                           NITB                         r.cully@nitb.com

Steven Millar                         DARD                      steven.millar@dardni.gov.uk

Colin Neill                              Pubs of Ulster          colin.neill@ulsterpubs.com