Grow with Aldi is a partnership programme between Bord Bia and Aldi and is designed to help Irish suppliers develop their brand. The programme has been running for several years and Aldi have invested €2.5 million in this Aldi development programme in a bid to find new suppliers each year. Here is a link to the Grow with Aldi 2021 winners and background on the programme with past participants www.aldi.ie/grow Format: ...

For producers and foodservice operators looking for those magic tips to get your message across this event is for you. This energising online event will focus on the all-important area of storytelling and will be led by 2 of Irelands leading experts in their field. Ger Hennessy, Resident PR Ger has over 20 years’ experience in consumer PR. She specialises in providing media relations and event management for small to medium lifestyle brands. In her present...

​LEO South Dublin Packaging Event 17th June 2019 “Food Packaging Seminar for Food Producers”Packaging has become a significant challenge and opportunity for many Irish producers over the last decade. This Dublin Food Chain event will pull together a selection of industry experts who will exhibit packaging at the event and we will hear from an innovative line up of speakers on the topic. This event is being led by LEO South Dub...

This Fingal led initiative will see some of Fingal’s largest food manufacturers share knowledge with food producers at small to medium level.  This knowledge sharing will be conducted through group mentor sessions with a maximum of 7 participants in each group.  The groups will be led by an expert in a particular field and participants will have the opportunity to participate in two sessions.  “First come first served).  Each mentor session will last 30 minutes. ...

Following the successful format change at our recent Dublin Food Chain event where we had expert contributors in the room and with most of the learnings coming from the participants who contributed their tips and advice, based on their own journey, we are using a similar format again. This event will focus on the all-important topic of how to succeed with trade buyers from the food sector.  We have an exciting line up of buyers as you will see from below and each will share their...

Understanding BWG This focused event led by Local Enterprise Office Fingal will provide an opportunity for participants to understand how to best succeed with the BWG group.  BWG own retail brands such as Spar, Londis and Mace. Speakers will include representatives from the trading team and a producer case study on how best to succeed within the group.

LEO Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Breakfast Event 26th January 2018 Learning from Digital Experts Digital Media has become the Number 1 brand building tool for the majority of food stakeholders whether you are running a café or manufacturing a food product, this is part of daily life. Video as a communication tool on your platforms is the latest trend taking the sector by storm. This first breakfast workshop of 2018 will provide you with dozens of practical tips from a p...

This workshop will bring together three high-level speakers from the food sector on the topic of foodservice. The speakers will each guide participants through their foodservice journey and share tips and advice. The foodservice sector is worth over €7.5 Billion annually and can be a real opportunity area for food producers. Whether your interest lies in finding a foodservice distributor or growing your sales through a new sector, this event is for you.    ...

This breakfast morning will allow participants the opportunity to hear from three speciality retailers and learn how best to increase your chance of success in supplying these businesses on an ongoing basis. Michael Savage JC Savage Supermarket JC’s is an iconic independent supermarket based in Swords. It is a fourth generation business and provides consumers from Fingal County with a wide range of grocery items including a strong emphasize on Dub...

PR is a critical element of brand building for any food business.  This practical session will see three experts give their own personal advice and tips on how best you can attract the attention of the media for your business. We are delighted to be able to host this event at the unique setting of Rathfarnham Castle (due to the nature of this venue, the maximum number of participants for this event is restricted to 60) Dee Laffan...

Distribution is one of the most talked about topics among food producers with many listing it as their number one challenge. This breakfast workshop will bring some new insights to the distribution area by showcasing several different approaches to both domestic and international food distribution. DPD https://dpd.ie/ will overview the parcel market in Europe with focus on Ireland. Where & what is the future of this mar...

This breakfast workshop will focus on digital media, a critical topic for the food community. DigitalFood.ie, leading digital marketing experts, are partnering with DFC to provide a team of digital experts to support this event. Among the clients DigitalFood.ie work with are Roz Purcell, Natural Born Feeder and Roisin Hogan, Hiro by Roisin Participants will also...

UCD Group Food Mentor Evening Following the success of the recent Dublin Food Chain group mentor session, which ended up being Irelands largest food mentor event, we are delighted to be hosting another similar event with a new line up of great mentors as part of the LEO Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Enterprise week.  This event will take place on March 10th in UCD and will be facilitated by the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science and will focus on food innovation...

This will be Ireland’s largest food mentoring event ever held and promises to be an evening of high energy, food innovation ideas and practical advice for those attending.  The format for the evening will start with 3 veterans from the food sector who will share their top tips and advice on the main stage. This will be followed by a unique opportunity for participants to join in small group mentor sessions with 10 food experts who have a...

In partnership with Bord Bia, the Dublin Food Chain are organising a study visit to London on April 10th Here is how it works:Uniquely for this visit, we will be taking 5 Dublin retailers, 5 foodservice operators and 5 food producers (This cross sector approach is a first, and will have an added networking benefit for the duration of the tour)It’s a one day trip, going out on an early flight and back that evening Y...