Cahersiveen bakery wins at Development Network awards
CAHERSIVEEN based bakery K&T Bakery have been named as winners at the inaugural Ireland South ILDN Enterprise Awards.
FOUR Companies from Kerry were shortlisted for honours at the awards which are run by The Irish Local Development Network (ILDN).
The awards recognise indigenous small enterprises for their commercial and operational success in business.
A total of thirteen companies were short-listed in Kerry, Waterford and in Cork city and county.
K&T Bakery and James’ Barber Shop were short-listed by South Kerry Development Partnership. The Gluten Free Kitchen Company and Maura’s Cottage Flowers were nominated selected by North, East and West Kerry Partnership to represent their Region.
K&T Bakery was set up by Polish couple Katarzyna and Tomasz Gwis – both baking experts with a family heritage in bread-making – in 2014. They recently opened a restaurant and cafe in the town and now employ 15 staff.
The ILDN South Enterprise Awards were announced last Thursday in Cork. The short-listed companies each made presentations ons their business strategy, marketing and operational activities to date, and they were judged by Veronica Murphy Discovery Partnership, Paul Healy of the CIT Rubicon Centre and Seamus Hayes of Fitzwilliam Training and Consulting.
K&T Bakery – and two other winners from Cork – now go on to represent the Southern region at the National ILDN Awards on September 15.