Agribusiness
Analysis: Food industry braces for impact of government imposed wage hikes
Irish food companies have had to grapple with several challenges of late but the most recent is of their government’s own making
More than any other sector, the Irish food industry is obsessed with competitiveness.
With close to 90 per cent of all food produced in this country exported to international markets, Irish food companies don’t just compete with each other, they must also square up to competitors from all over the world.
Visit any supermarket in London, Berlin, New York or Beijing, and the chances are it won’t take you long to find an Irish food ...