• The Local Enterprise Office South Cork is continuing to hold their weekly Business Advice Clinics and Mentoring Service - and both are FREE. The appointments with an expert business advisor will be kept remotely - by phone, and where possible, Skype or Zoom. At this time, it is essential that small business owners take advantage of all the free guidance and advice that is available to them. It is not necessary to be an existing client of the LEO to use this service You can apply through localenterprise.ie/southcork
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    The Local Enterprise Office South Cork is continuing to hold their weekly Business Advice Clinics and Mentoring Service - and both are FREE. The appointments with an expert business advisor will be kept remotely - by phone, and where possible, Skype or Zoom. At this time, it is essential that small business owners take advantage of all the free guidance and advice that is available to them. It is not necessary to be an existing client of the LEO to use this service You can apply through localenterprise.ie/southcork
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  • Save the Date! LEO South Cork is proud to bring back our second AgriTech Conference. In March 2019, we saw some of the most promising and successful startup companies in the AgriTech sector come to Cork, and this year we'll be continuing the theme with new speakers, new products, and new ideas. March 4th 2020 - more details coming soon!
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    Save the Date! LEO South Cork is proud to bring back our second AgriTech Conference. In March 2019, we saw some of the most promising and successful startup companies in the AgriTech sector come to Cork, and this year we'll be continuing the theme with new speakers, new products, and new ideas. March 4th 2020 - more details coming soon!
  • Grow with Aldi 2020 Applications open on 20th January. Candidates need to get their application in by 7th February, and will eventually be whittled down to the top 5 suppliers, who will be awarded a 12-month contract with Aldi nationwide. Cork is currently proudly represented on the shelves of Aldi with Mama Bear Foods, Ballyvourney Puddings, and Walls Honest Chips. Check out Grow with Aldi to learn more!
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    Grow with Aldi 2020 Applications open on 20th January. Candidates need to get their application in by 7th February, and will eventually be whittled down to the top 5 suppliers, who will be awarded a 12-month contract with Aldi nationwide. Cork is currently proudly represented on the shelves of Aldi with Mama Bear Foods, Ballyvourney Puddings, and Walls Honest Chips. Check out Grow with Aldi to learn more!
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  • Kinsale Mead Co have put together a sampler or their award-winning meads in a gorgeous Gift Set. The tasting trio includes a cute miniature bottle or their 3 meads, Gold Blas winners Wild Read Mead and Hazy Summer Mead alongside their 2 star Great Taste award winning Atlantic Dry Mead. beautifully illustrated with drawings from their Mead Map of Ireland, it's a wonderful introduction to mead for the curious and a delightful gift for the foodies in your life. Secret Santa anyone?
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    Kinsale Mead Co have put together a sampler or their award-winning meads in a gorgeous Gift Set. The tasting trio includes a cute miniature bottle or their 3 meads, Gold Blas winners Wild Read Mead and Hazy Summer Mead alongside their 2 star Great Taste award winning Atlantic Dry Mead. beautifully illustrated with drawings from their Mead Map of Ireland, it's a wonderful introduction to mead for the curious and a delightful gift for the foodies in your life. Secret Santa anyone?
  • This year's National Women's Enterprise Day will be celebrated on the 17th October in the stunning surrounds of Castlemartyr Resort, with celebrated entrepreneur Celia Holman Lee joining the event as keynote speaker. Over Afternoon Tea, we will hear from Aisling Hurley, 'The Business Fairy', Aoibheann O'Brien, 'Food Cloud', and Dr Wendy Oke, 'TeachKloud', amongst others. Join the Local Enterprise Offices of Cork and Kerry on the day to celebrate the unique challenges and opportunities that face women in business and entrepreneurship. Book online at www.localenterprise.ie/southcork
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    This year's National Women's Enterprise Day will be celebrated on the 17th October in the stunning surrounds of Castlemartyr Resort, with celebrated entrepreneur Celia Holman Lee joining the event as keynote speaker. Over Afternoon Tea, we will hear from Aisling Hurley, 'The Business Fairy', Aoibheann O'Brien, 'Food Cloud', and Dr Wendy Oke, 'TeachKloud', amongst others. Join the Local Enterprise Offices of Cork and Kerry on the day to celebrate the unique challenges and opportunities that face women in business and entrepreneurship. Book online at www.localenterprise.ie/southcork
  • The new facility is a direct result of Velo Coffee Roasters’ nationwide retail listing in Aldi’s retailer’s 139 stores nationwide. The deal has created three full time jobs as well as two work placements on the Cope Foundation’s “Ability@Work” project. Read the full article here; https://www.tastecork.com/news/2019/july/olympic-silver-medallist-and-world-champion-gary-o-donovan-opens-velo-coffee-roasters-new-coffee-roasting-warehouse
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    The new facility is a direct result of Velo Coffee Roasters’ nationwide retail listing in Aldi’s retailer’s 139 stores nationwide. The deal has created three full time jobs as well as two work placements on the Cope Foundation’s “[email protected]” project. Read the full article here; https://www.tastecork.com/news/2019/july/olympic-silver-medallist-and-world-champion-gary-o-donovan-opens-velo-coffee-roasters-new-coffee-roasting-warehouse
  • International Training Course in Ice Cream Science and Technology University College Cork is pleased to announce an International Training Course on “Ice Cream Science and Technology”, which will take place in Ireland on 18-20 February 2020. This follows previous successful courses at UCC held biennially since 2004. This intensive three-day course will provide participants with knowledge of the science and technology of ice cream and frozen desserts, including ingredients, processing and quality aspects. Lectures will be complemented with demonstrations and there will be ample opportunity for personal contact with the trainer and industry colleagues. This course, similar to that delivered at the University of Guelph, Canada, is very popular with participants from around the world and places fill very quickly. Find out more here; https://www.tastecork.com/whats-on/international-training-course-in-ice-cream-science-and-technology
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    International Training Course in Ice Cream Science and Technology University College Cork is pleased to announce an International Training Course on “Ice Cream Science and Technology”, which will take place in Ireland on 18-20 February 2020. This follows previous successful courses at UCC held biennially since 2004. This intensive three-day course will provide participants with knowledge of the science and technology of ice cream and frozen desserts, including ingredients, processing and quality aspects. Lectures will be complemented with demonstrations and there will be ample opportunity for personal contact with the trainer and industry colleagues. This course, similar to that delivered at the University of Guelph, Canada, is very popular with participants from around the world and places fill very quickly. Find out more here; https://www.tastecork.com/whats-on/international-training-course-in-ice-cream-science-and-technology
  • Brexit Preparedness Checklist Despite the continuing uncertainty over Brexit, as a food importer and exporter, it's important to be prepared for the possible changes in customs regulations. Bear in mind that your suppliers may be affected by Brexit too, and your supply chain could be affected. Check out the handy new Brexit Preparedness Checklist, to quickly assess what you need to do. https://www.localenterprise.ie/Documents-and-Publications/Brexit-Preparedness-Checklist.pdf
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    Brexit Preparedness Checklist Despite the continuing uncertainty over Brexit, as a food importer and exporter, it's important to be prepared for the possible changes in customs regulations. Bear in mind that your suppliers may be affected by Brexit too, and your supply chain could be affected. Check out the handy new Brexit Preparedness Checklist, to quickly assess what you need to do. https://www.localenterprise.ie/Documents-and-Publications/Brexit-Preparedness-Checklist.pdf
  • Irish spice company Green Saffron has announced details of a significant expansion into the UK market, inking a deal with supermarket giant Waitrose & Partners which will see the Cork firm's unique spice blend sachets on British shelves – and in British shopping baskets - from September 2019. The Waitrose vote of confidence in Green Saffron products – comprising the best of ingredients sourced directly from partner farms in India - comes amid a well-documented swell of UK consumer interest in 'authentic', Indian-style street food flavours, blending intensity of flavour and convenience of preparation with natural health benefits of plant-based ingredients and fresh spices. Read more here; https://www.tastecork.com/news/2019/july/irish-spice-merchant-green-saffron-set-to-taste-uk-success-with-waitrose-listing
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    Irish spice company Green Saffron has announced details of a significant expansion into the UK market, inking a deal with supermarket giant Waitrose & Partners which will see the Cork firm's unique spice blend sachets on British shelves – and in British shopping baskets - from September 2019. The Waitrose vote of confidence in Green Saffron products – comprising the best of ingredients sourced directly from partner farms in India - comes amid a well-documented swell of UK consumer interest in 'authentic', Indian-style street food flavours, blending intensity of flavour and convenience of preparation with natural health benefits of plant-based ingredients and fresh spices. Read more here; https://www.tastecork.com/news/2019/july/irish-spice-merchant-green-saffron-set-to-taste-uk-success-with-waitrose-listing
  • Part-Time Courses for 2019/2020 Food Industry Training Unit in University College Cork The Food Industry Training Unit is located in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in University College Cork and services the part-time training, continuing education and professional development needs of people working in, or associated with, food, agri-food and the seafood sectors. To ensure the Unit meets the dynamic and evolving needs of those working within these sectors courses are developed in partnership with industry, stage agencies and the wider University. The 2019/2020 offerings are available below and range from short courses right through to Certificates, Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates. Please do not hesitate to make contact if you have any questions or would like further information on any of the courses listed below. For general queries please contact Mary McCarthy-Buckley at m.mccarthybuckley@ucc.ie.
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    Part-Time Courses for 2019/2020 Food Industry Training Unit in University College Cork The Food Industry Training Unit is located in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in University College Cork and services the part-time training, continuing education and professional development needs of people working in, or associated with, food, agri-food and the seafood sectors. To ensure the Unit meets the dynamic and evolving needs of those working within these sectors courses are developed in partnership with industry, stage agencies and the wider University. The 2019/2020 offerings are available below and range from short courses right through to Certificates, Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates. Please do not hesitate to make contact if you have any questions or would like further information on any of the courses listed below. For general queries please contact Mary McCarthy-Buckley at [email protected]
  • Flavour.ie Pops Up with Grub N Dub Club in West Cork! Flavour.ie has teamed up with Cork-city duo RockSteady Food Co to bring their Jamaican-inspired Grub N Dub Club to West Cork. Saturday 20thJuly Venue: Tots Pub, Ballygurteen, nr Clonakilty, West Cork www.flavour.ie/rocksteady Food writer Kate Ryanof West Cork based Flavour.iehas teamed up with Cork-city duo Conor Lyonsand Aaron Comerford, aka RockSteady Food Co, to bring a taste ofJamaican Soul Foodto West Cork as they roll into town with their Grub N Dub Club! For more info click https://www.tastecork.com/whats-on/flavourie-pops-up-with-grub-n-dub-club-in-west-cork
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    Flavour.ie Pops Up with Grub N Dub Club in West Cork! Flavour.ie has teamed up with Cork-city duo RockSteady Food Co to bring their Jamaican-inspired Grub N Dub Club to West Cork. Saturday 20thJuly Venue: Tots Pub, Ballygurteen, nr Clonakilty, West Cork www.flavour.ie/rocksteady Food writer Kate Ryanof West Cork based Flavour.iehas teamed up with Cork-city duo Conor Lyonsand Aaron Comerford, aka RockSteady Food Co, to bring a taste ofJamaican Soul Foodto West Cork as they roll into town with their Grub N Dub Club! For more info click https://www.tastecork.com/whats-on/flavourie-pops-up-with-grub-n-dub-club-in-west-cork
  • Avail of Leader Funding Opportunity! Calling on Food Companies in South and West Cork to Avail of LEADER Funding Opportunity! https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/eu300000-funding-awarded-food-producers-cork
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    Avail of Leader Funding Opportunity! Calling on Food Companies in South and West Cork to Avail of LEADER Funding Opportunity! https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/eu300000-funding-awarded-food-producers-cork
  • Matthew from The Skibbereen Food Company was at the Digital Marketing Picnic in Wells house & Garden and can highly recommend it. He also met Leanne Richard's from the Welsh Government who is based up in the Dublin Embassy. So keep and eye out for their next event https://www.southeastdigitalpicnic.com
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    Matthew from The Skibbereen Food Company was at the Digital Marketing Picnic in Wells house & Garden and can highly recommend it. He also met Leanne Richard's from the Welsh Government who is based up in the Dublin Embassy. So keep and eye out for their next event https://www.southeastdigitalpicnic.com