Satiety research on Irish cheddar offers fresh insights for the food industry. Explore opportunities to position cheese as a functional health snack.

irish cheddar

A major new umbrella review brings together findings from dozens of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Its focus: the impact of dairy consumption on heart health and bone strength.

Cheese is evolving, and 2025 is shaping up to be a year of fresh momentum across the European, UK and Irish markets

cheese trends

This Sunday, the Women’s Euro 2025 Final kicks off — and whether you’re cheering for the Lionesses 🦁 or backing La Roja 🔴, we’ve cooked up a quiz that blends your love of football with… cheese. Yes, cheese. 🧀

cheese or footballer

As we move into the third quarter of 2025, the Irish and European cheese markets are navigating a complex landscape

cheese market report

Whether you’re devouring a fondue in the Alps, cooking up cheesy delights at a summer bbq, or posing beside a cheese-shaped monument, we want your cheesiest summer photos!

SUMMER COMPETITION

Ingredient Solutions Ltd has officially opened its new, state-of-the-art production facility in Boherbue, Co. Cork.

Recent research has unveiled compelling insights into how bacteria found in cheese can actively modulate the human gut microbiome.

Are you ready to prove your pop culture and dairy expertise?

eurovision quiz

The type of pasture cows graze on—and how those pastures are changing due to climate shifts—can significantly affect the end product.

grass pasture feeding

A newly transcribed 1580 manuscript offers a fascinating look into the history of cheesemaking—and surprisingly, it shares insights that still resonate today.

cheese tudors

Explore the top 5 food trends shaping the food industry in 2025 — from plant-forward eating to transparent sourcing — and how Ingredient Solutions is helping food service providers stay ahead.

top 5

A brand-new study by researchers at University College Dublin has taken a look at how cheese affects cholesterol—and whether men and women respond differently to it.

cheese
racehorse or cheese

Now, with a change in the air, everyone’s keeping an eye on whether improved weather might help steady the supply and even out the prices for mozzarella, mild cheddar, and mature cheddars both here in Ireland and across European markets.

Two pivotal studies published in February 2025 — in “Nutrients” and “Applied and Environmental Microbiology” — delve into the profound effects of cheese consumption on our intestinal microbiota

gut health

Try your luck at our latest quiz.

is it a rugby player or a cheese

Let’s be honest—who hasn’t woken up after a fun night out, feeling like a dehydrated sponge with a headache that could rival a rock concert? The dreaded hangover. But what if we told you that the key to easing that post-drinking regret isn’t another greasy breakfast, but… cheese? Yes, you heard that right—cheese! A 2023 […]

cheese and wine

For cheese lovers, this is good news! Not only can cheese be a delicious part of your meals, but it might also help you sleep better and support overall health.

more cheese less sleep apnea

Aging and lifestyle factors like high-fat diets often contribute to cognitive decline, but recent research highlights a surprising potential ally in brain health: Camembert cheese. A study published in Neuroscience Research (2024) undertaken by researches at Kyoto University, Japan, explores how compounds found in this fermented cheese may help improve memory and cognitive function. The […]

camembert

From rising prices to innovative sales strategies, here’s what’s driving the market forward.

dairy market report Q1 2025

Details of our site operating times and delivery schedules for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year period

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Share your opinions on the cheeses you love most, and you’ll have a chance to win a festive hamper filled with luxury cheeses and gourmet treats.

win christmas cheese hamper
cheesy halloween quiz

Welcome to a sports quiz with a cheese twist. Whether you’re a fan of sports or just curious about these athletes surprising connections to cheese. Get ready to put your knowledge to the test!

quiz intro

As we transition from the summer months into autumn, the cheese market faces significant developments.

The oasis cheese quiz

Here’s a quiz to test your Euros knowledge.

nother piece of research affirming the healthfulness of cheese was published recently. It is generally accepted that people with better mental health have better health as they age. This study attempted to establish what factors improve mental health and and why that leads to healthier aging.

cheese and fruit

The “Future Fit Food and Agriculture” report published in March 2024 delves into the challenges and solutions associated with transforming food and land use systems.

farming
cheese flowers

Ingredient Solutions will be shortly commencing the construction of a new plant in Boherbue which we hope will be completed by the end of 2025

new factory

Ingredient sololutions were featured in Inside Sustainability magazine this is the full article

cheese or fashion

Guess the image

A large body of evidence indicates that the consumption of fermented dairy products, such as yogurt and cheese, significantly contributes to the beneficial effects of a Mediterranean diet.

mediterranean diet

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed new strains of Penicillium roqueforti with different colour variations meaning that we could soon be eating blue cheese that isn’t blue!

new strains
cheese or cow

Dairy is in the news this morning due to a huge growth in sales of whole fat milk and dairy products.

dairy products

Cheese intake is associated with a lower risk of migraine development.

migraine

A new white paper published today looks at the the health benefits and nutritional and microbiological properties of popular fermented dairy products. We take a look at the findings related to cheese here.

cheese or river

Highlights from Euromonitor Cheese in Ireland Report

cheese

Study finds that adding additional dairy foods to the diets of older adults in aged care reduced their malnutrition risk

The gut-brain axis has been potentially proposed as a link between the intake of fermented dairy foods, such as cheese yoghurt, and depression.

eating cheese

A study published in January 2023 indicates that consuming more than 2 servings of dairy products per day is associated with a reduction in the risk of being overweight or obese.

obesity

The Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects 2022 — 2023 report looks at all elements of the Irish food export market. This is a quick look at the dairy industry findings in that report

2022 is another year that will certainly go down in the history books for the dairy industry. Prices started to rise in mid- 2020 after the first covid lockdown and kept rising until they reached a record high level in Q2 2022.

The NZ region’s exports were down around 4% this year

Prices are tumbling at rapid speed

european flag

The major Irish dairies have maintained their milk price

Since the start of November cheese prices have dropped significantly

cheese prices falling

The one potential saviour for the dairies and global milk prices is China

china

Researchers at Peking Union Medical College in China conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis based on earlier studies conducted in Europe with over 450,000 participants.

cheese board

Printable quiz questions and answers for pub quizzes, zoom quizzes or just to test your colleagues. Cheese plus more!

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