Target Participants This in person event will provide participants with an understanding of how the Grow with Aldi small supplier development programme works. It will provide you with all the information you need to help to apply, and also a brief rundown and insight into the 2023 programme schedule.  ​Speakers LAURA HARPER Buying Director Aldi Ire...

Many Irish food and beverage producers have already harnessed the power of Amazon’s platforms across Europe to create a credible commercial model for themselves. The opening of Amazon Ireland will be a game changer and will offer those in Dublin’s food community new commercial opportunities. Dublin Food Chain is delighted to welcome Jack O’Sullivan from Amazon. Note the event will not specifically focus on Amazon Ireland, however all of the learnings are relevant to ...

 This workshop has been postponed till September 17th due to speaker illness     Hopefully you are still enjoying the last of the summer wine!! In this third and final event in our Summer Talks series we are delighted to bring you what promises to be our most popular event of the three. Social media is a universal topic that everyone in the food industr...

Dublin Food Chain is delighted to start our series talks with International Transformational Brand Strategist and Creative Director Beth Taubner of Mercurylab, who will share her extensive cross sector knowledge to highlight steps which Dublin food stakeholders can apply to their own brand transformation, with real-world results. Beth will connect the dots, from meaning to tactics, from all your visuals, packaging and graphic identity through to how y...

For our final Dublin Food Chain event of 2019, we wanted to do something special.  We have invited three of Irelands leading food entrepreneurs to spend some time with members sharing tips and knowledge.

Why not join us in the intimate surroundings of Haddington House Hotel on December 10th at 07.30 am.

Continuing with the Dublin Food Chain theme of understanding the retail market place, this unique event will provide participants with the opportunity to meet with the team from Tesco Ireland and understand more about succeeding with listings and ongoing business.

This event is being led by LEO Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown and will be held in The Studio, DLR Lexicon.  

LEO Dublin City Breakfast Event 24th April 2018 This is a new format event for Dublin Food Chain.  As well as having expert contributors in the room (see below), most of the learnings will come from the participants who will contribute their tips and advice, based on their own journey. This event is being led by LEO Dublin City and will be held in Hallows College, DCU All Hallows Campus, Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 N920. AGEN...

We ran a very successful DFC producer showcase/meet the buyer event during 2016 and 2017 and we will be organising a similar event on Friday February 16th in The Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road. To give you some example of the type of trade buyers who attended the event, here is a selection from the trade buyers who attended last year:Donnybrook Fair Horgans Hour Kitchen KSG La Rousse Foods Lynas Foodservice McL...

The TASTE Council of Ireland and LEO Dublin City This Dublin Food Chain event is being led by LEO Dublin City in partnership with The Taste Council of Ireland and will be held in City Hall, The Rotunda Room (Ground Floor), Dame Street, Dublin 2. The TASTE Council of Ireland is a voluntary representative group of the smaller food business sector made up largely of local, artisan and speciality food producers and formally established in October 2003. www.tasteco...

This workshop will bring together three high level speakers from the food sector on the topic of innovation.   Liam Murphy, HPP Tolling www.hpptolling.com   The presentation will give an introduction to HPP Technology and the many benefits that it offers to the Irish Food Industry which include enhanced food safety ,extended shelf life and the potential to manufacture a wide range of clean l...

While the impacts of Brexit are still unclear, there is certainty that it will affect every Dublin food business in one way, or another. Some impacts will be largely positive, while others could be damaging. The upcoming Dublin Food Chain event in the Studio, DLR Lexicon on June 12th (from 5pm-9pm) will see a panel of experts debate the potential pros and cons of this significant milestone, and most importantly the event will attempt to highlight opportunities that can be created thro...

This event is being run as part of Local Enterprise Week 2017. Ever wondered how to open a food outlet or café in Dublin Airport?Well wonder no more! Join us for “Doing Business at Dublin Airport” where John Bolger, Head of Concessions, will explain how to make this happen. Dublin Airport are seeking to expand their food service offering in the airport terminals. They are inviting up-and-coming Irish food brands to talk to ...

Tourism is the lifeblood of every major city in the world, it provides jobs and revenue, incentivises the preservation of cultural heritage, and allows for the worldwide exchange of ideas and inspiration. The importance of tourism to Dublin is no different.  In October last year, following many months of consultation coordinated by the Grow Dublin Tourism Alliance’, Fáilte Ireland launched a new brand proposition for Dublin: “Dublin.  A Breath of ...

This breakfast workshop will give an unprecedented view behind the scenes at the new state of the art Pallas Foods distribution centre in Blancardstown.  This is a must attend event for anyone interested in supplying the foodservice sector. Since the early 1980s Pallas Foods has evolved into one of the leading foodservice distributors on the island of Ireland under the leadership of the Geary Family.  Pallas Foods is now part of Sysco (March 2009) and has a team of 978 peopl...

Featuring talks and panel discussions with top entrepreneurs and industry experts Topics include:Latest Trends in the Food Industry Innovation in Agri-Food Technology Third Level R&D Collaboration New Business & Entrepreneurship Developing New Ideas Join us for DFC's largest ever event with a superb panel of experts when: Thursday, 26th November, 12pm – 3.00pm ...

Dublin Food Chain are partnering with the Food & Hospitality Show http://www.foodhospitality.ie/  on Thursday 17th September to bring you a unique event and have the opportunity to hear from two pioneers in the industry.  Niall Harbison who founded Lovin Dublin http://lovindublin.com/  which has over 100,000 followers will share his views on Dublin&r...

This event will be the Dublin Food Chains largest event to date and will take place at Google’s European headquarters in Barrow Street, Dublin. The evening will focus on how to maximise brand presence online and grow sales. A panel of experts from Google have been working on this event to ensure that Dublin Food Chain members get maximum benefit from this unique evening. A digital expert from AIB and Tesco Irelands online food manager will also present stimulating ideas and sugg...