New Lidl NI boss eyes further growth

Plus rising costs take a toll on drinks firms [Belfast Telegraph]( Tuesday, 19 March 2024 [Weekly Business Digest]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [premium] [‘The sky’s the limit on future growth’: New Lidl NI boss eyes expansion](   [Margaret Canning] Margaret Canning Business Editor Welcome to this week's Business Telegraph. I've been speaking to Ivan Ryan, the [regional managing director of Lidl Northern Ireland]( about the retailer's expansion plans, how it maintains its value proposition and how vegetable roll took him by surprise. Elsewhere, company results for [Diageo Northern and Tennent's NI]( show the toll which rising costs have taken on pre-tax profits at the major drinks companies, writes Flávia Gouveia. Flávia also reports on [rising electric vehicle sales]( in Northern Ireland, up over one-third last month on the year before – though a county-by-county look paints a different picture. We hear from three more sponsors of the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards – [Belfast International Airport]( [Smurfit Kappa]( and [venYou](. And we're delighted to join Ulster Bank to launch the search for entrants to the awards' [all-important pitching competition](. Get your entries in by April 9 to be in with a chance! Thank you and see you next week, Margaret Top Stories [Rising costs take a toll as profits decline at major NI drinks firms](   [premium] [NI’s electric vehicle market sees 36% surge as more drivers keen to go green](   [Search is now on for entrepreneurs to make their pitch at our Business Awards](   [Co Down pub and restaurant acquired by couple in six-figure deal](   [premium] [NI retailer ordered to repay flood support cash fears council’s u-turn means her business may not survive](   [premium] [Call for a change of culture at Invest NI to put an end to regional imbalance](   [premium] [Cost of student units and steep Belfast rents ‘a barrier to higher education’](   --------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MIGHT LIKE --------------------------------------------------------------- Opinion [The interesting rise of the employee ownership trust model in Northern Ireland](   And Finally... [premium] [Inside the cross-border exodus in search of a cheaper life here in NI](   What do you think of this email? [Positive]( [Negative]( [belfasttelegraph]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( This email is from Belfast Telegraph part of Mediahuis UK Ltd. You received this email because you have signed up for the Belfast Telegraph Business Newsletter. [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Cookie Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in browser]( Copyright - 2024 - All Rights Reserved