ABP Food Group is one of Europe’s leading agri-food businesses. In Northern Ireland, we are a major employer in the beef & lamb processing sector. Our sites are based in Newry and Lurgan, as well as in Dungannon and Enniskillen through our ownership of Linden Foods and Kettyle Irish Foods. Our customers are some of the leading supermarkets and food services companies in the UK and beyond.
The ABP Angus Youth Challenge is a multi-award-winning education partnership.
“ABP is committed to a supporting a sustainable agri-economy in Northern Ireland. By investing in young people and their potential the ABP Angus Youth Challenge is helping to nurture the next-generation of Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector.”
George Mullan, Managing Director, ABP Northern Ireland
We want to inspire secondary level pupils who have a passion and curiosity about their local agri-food industry to gain practical experience and expand their knowledge so they can progress.
Our competition attracts a diverse range of entrants and is open to rural, urban, farming & non-farming teenagers alike.
Through a year-long journey, successful finalists are challenged to research farming and food production methods that can meet the changing needs of the marketplace with minimal impact on the environment. And they get to put these principles into practice with their own mini-herd of Angus cross calves to rear and sell, learning about the dynamics of a modern beef industry, with the added bonus of an expert CAFRE mentor supporting them along the way. With training opportunities to develop knowledge and skills that will stand them in good stead for the world of work.
Certified Irish Angus Producer Group
Our ABP Angus Youth Challenge partner, Certified Irish Angus Producer Group, promotes the sale of premium quality Angus beef.
The Group works in the interests of producers and processors of Angus beef as a marketing alliance to connect with consumers and customers. Its work promotes understanding of the unique and superior flavour and sustainable credentials of Angus beef based on the qualities of the breed and how it is farmed in a way that minimises impact on the environment.
Angus is a sustainable beef breed, farmed with pride using traditional methods by small-scale family farms.