Ballymaloe Relish has announced a deal that will see its range of products being sold in 900 Tesco stores across the UK.

The Cork based company is forecasting sales of €500,000 between now and the end of the year.

“We joined the Tesco supplier development programme with Bord Bia during its first year in 2012 on the export level of the programme and following that year we secured a listing in the world foods section in 200 Tesco UK stores,” Maxine Hyde of Ballymaloe Foods told the Irish Examiner.

“Over the past couple of years we have strengthened this relationship, working with the Tesco Ireland team in Dun Laoghaire and we look forward to this next phase,” she added.

This is the fourth year of Bord Bia's supplier development programme which is linked to the British chain. Keogh Crisps, Lily O’Briens and Glenilen are among the other brands that have participated in the scheme.