In the 5th episode of the Green Ireland Podcast Series, host, Conall O Morain explores the landscape of Irish food and drink brands in 2021 and is joined by Maev Martin, Editor of Checkout, Ireland’s leading B2B grocery retail trade magazine and Kieran Rumley, Executive Director, Love Irish Food, formerly marketing director at Batchelors.  Checkout Top 100 Brands is the most anticipated Grocery Retail publication of the year and is widely regarded as the definitive guide to Ireland's biggest and best selling brands. In this episode, the audience will get an insight into what Ir ..read more

In this episode with talk to Greta Hammel of Gallaghers Bakery who share with us wonderful insights from first hand experience about product innovation and launches. The Gallagher family has been baking bread in the award-winning picturesque village of Ardara, Co Donegal since 1968. Nestled at the foot of The Glengesh Pass in the heart of Donegal, nature is at the heart of everything they do. The bakery has been in existence for over 50 years in the seaside village of Ardara, Co. Donegal and plays an integral part of local community life. They are master bakers; all breads are made by experien ..read more

In this episode we explore the future in food service trends with Maureen Gahon of Bord Bia and Richard Bisset of Bewleys. Two excellent speakers who have insights to share with anyone working in the out of home dining. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

In episode 8, the second episode of the Leaders Session, host Conall O Moráin speaks to James Flahavan, Manager, Flahavan’s and Brian O'Sullivan, Managing Director - Retail at Keelings We learn about identifying growth opportunities through market research and being agile in forecasting the challenges ahead and the approach of these food industry leaders in their strategy formulation. Both domestically and globally, the food and drinks industry has experienced a number of significant shocks in recent years. From recession, to pandemic, and fallout from our largest export partner, the UK, lea ..read more

In this episode we look at women in the food industry with Mary Sadlier of Coole Swan and Noreen Gallagher of Plant It and how more women can get involved in the food industry. Two amazing business women sharing their stories in business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

In this episode, we are given an insight into the learnings on digital marketing from Stephen Cramp who manages iconic Irish brand Club Orange and the Britvic Ireland portfolio. While we also learn some great tips from homegrown start-up Jo’s Absolute Nutrition about how Jo Davey launched online with little or no budget and and went on to build a very active audience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

In episode 10, Conall O Moráin speaks to Aidan O Byrne about giving your company a New Year Financial 'Health Check'. Aidan speaks about the importance of budgeting, reporting and keeping up-to-date with and managing your numbers. Aidan gives an analogy of tinned bean production costs to breakdown how a business can "count their beans." Aidan gives some top tips on the maintenance and maximising of cash flow. Did you know about planning your business model from the beggining so that you can effectively scale your business? All in this month's episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ..read more

In episode, 7 the first episode of the Leaders Session, host Conall O Moráin speaks to John O'Connor, Managing Director, Tayto Snacks and Kevin Donnelly, Managing Director, Britvic Ireland. We learn how past experience and learnings in business shapes the approach of these leaders in their strategy formulation. Both domestically and globally, the food and drinks industry has experienced a number of significant shocks in recent years. From recession, to pandemic, and fallout from our largest export partner, the UK, leaving the EU block. Yet, despite all the adversity, the Irish food and drinks ..read more

Episode 3 – “Green for Growth” – Investment and Growth in Ireland In the third episode, Conall O Móráin speaks to guests Alison Cowzer, Co-Founder, East Coast Bakehouse, Tom Gannon and Niall McGrath, Co-founders of Cali Cali Foods about traditional investment from banks v. new alternative methods of funding.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

In this 4th episode, "THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME" - MAKING AN INTERNATIONAL BRAND FROM HOME, Conall O Morain speaks to Maxine Hyde, Ballymaloe Foods, Tom Cronin, and Peter Maguire, Rye River Brewing. Love Irish Food is synonymous with local Irish brands from heritage brands like Flavahan’s, to iconic brands like Ballymaloe to home grown recent successes such as Rye River and East Coast Bakehouse. How does a brand make that leap from the green, green grass of home to become a success internationally? Besides hard work…What do you need to make it happen internationally? The right distri ..read more