Lyrath Estate Hotel hosts food producers forum
Over 20 food producers from the South East recently attended a “Meet the Buyer” event that was held at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny. The local food producers attended the networking event at the end of April with a view to meeting buyers from major national and international companies and presenting their products to them. The event at the Kilkenny hotel was an initiative run by the Southeast Regional Inter-agency, which aimed to develop the agri-food sector in the region in line with the Irish Government’s Food Harvest 20/20strategy. Invest Kilkenny as well as other Enterprise Boards from counties Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford City, Waterford County and Wexford were involved in the event.
During the event the producers were able to showcase their products directly to the buyers, who could personally review their product ranges and offer advice on packaging and presentation as well as discussing potential deals. Some of the Kilkenny firms taking part included Highbank Orchards, Kells Wholemeal and Oldtown Hill Bakehouse.
Attending the event, Helen Finnegan from Knockdrinna Cheeses said: “There has been some interest and hopefully there will be some follow up. There are big names present who supply into hotels and catering.... Click to read more about hotels in Kilkenny