Louth firms showcase at top trade fair
DESPITE the ongoing uncertainty over Brexit and its impact on the food sector, eight firms from Co Louth recently attended a major all-island trade event in Greater Dublin.
Bryan Lynch Finest Salads, Collar of Gold Ltd, Kasia Foods Limited, Kookee, Oriel Sea Salt, Remedy Roots, Setanta Nutrition Science and Simply Fit Food all showcased their products at this national event.
The Food eirEEN Meet the Buyer & Matchmaking Event was held at the City North Hotel in Co Meath, where over 150 food businesses from all over Ireland, and further afield, engaged in pre-arranged meetings, allowing producers to pitch their products and secure orders from key food buyers.
“The Local Enterprise Offices have been actively driving the growth and development of the indigenous food sector over the past ten years though local food strategies, strategic national alliances and programmes and through active engagement with local food businesses,” said Thomas McEvoy, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise
Office, Louth County Council. “Through this event, and others planned in the next few years, we aim to create opportunities for our food producers to engage with other food businesses, to discuss the potential for strategic partnerships and alliances, and to identify new sales opportunities – but primarily generate new sales.”
Twenty buyers attended the event, including Savage and Whitten, Hendersons and NISA from Northern Ireland, and Aldi, Musgrave, La Rousse, Clayton/Maldron Hotels and Pallas Foods from the Republic of Ireland.