Networking with Chamber Search on for Ireland’s next young food entrepreneurs

WICKLOW Town and District Chamber host a networking meeting in the Lighthouse Restaurant on the South Quay in Wicklow town this morning, Wednesday, February 6.

The meeting is open to business owners, general managers, managing directors and senior partners of their own companies. Chamber members and non-members are welcome to attend.

The meeting will help you build relationships with fellow business owners, raise the profile of your business and create opportunities for growth and give you the chance to discuss issues and developments relevant to your business.

The meeting takes place from 7.15 a.m. to 9 a.m. Visit wicklowchamber.ie to book. REGISTRATION is now open for GROW2CEO – a unique competition to find Irelands’ next young food entrepreneurs.

GROW2CEO is a collaboration between Cully & Sully and GIY.

The campaign was launched this week and is looking for Wicklow students to take part.

GROW2CEO will give students and teenagers across Irish Secondary Schools everything they need to start growing some food, get a better understanding of what goes into the food they eat, and how they can make healthier choices in their own lives.

The campaign involves four exciting challenges, which will take students on a fascinating journey where they will create their own food business and soup recipe while learning all about where food comes from.

Free growing kits will be delivered to all of the teachers who register for the 2019 competition. The kits will include everything the students need to grow spinach including the seeds, pots, soil and plenty of expert growing recipe development tips from GIY and Cully & Sully.

In the final phase, they will be asked come up with a soup recipe and business plan. Three classes will then be selected for the competition finale. These finalists will be invited to a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitch scenario at the home of GIY, GROW HQ in Waterford on Wednesday May 15, where the winning class will be selected and crowned ‘GROW 2 CEO’ Champions 2019.

The growing kits will be delivered to all schools that register to take part and the competition and challenge will commence on March 4. The winning students will be awarded a prize pot of €5,000 which includes a €3,000 food garden for their school, champion hoodies for the winning class and the winning teacher will receive an overnight trip to Ballymaloe.

Participation is free and registration is open until February 15, 2019. For information see www.grow2ceo.ie.