Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board’s Post

Come visit us at SIAL 2024! Bord Bia will host Irish meat and dairy companies in hall six and seven. Ornua Tirlán Ashbourne Meat Processors Dawn Farms Dawn International Ltd Dawn Pork & Bacon Kepak Group Liffey Meats Rosderra Irish Meats Group Prumpelstown Estate QK Meats Wild Irish Game

⭐ Applications open for Food Works 2025 ⭐ Food Works is looking for high-potential, innovative, scalable, export-driven food and drink start-ups to join their next accelerator programme. The ten-month programme offers entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to access expert mentorship and development of an investor ready business plan, connect with potential investors and buyers as well as gain valuable marketing and production insights. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3NgPLFJ Developed in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc.

On October 14th Bord Bia teamed up with renowned Italian Michelin Star Chef Enrico Bartolini to launch Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI to Italian media and food influencers. Under the theme “From Irish Farm to Italian Fork”, Chef Bartolini presented a series of inspired dishes featuring premium Irish produce including our PGI beef, lamb and seafood. Milan’s Master Butcher Giorgio Pellegrini and Irish farmer Avril Murphy were on hand to tell the story of Ireland producing food in harmony with nature. #IrishGrassFedBeefPGI #TasteOfIreland #Sustainability #FarmToFork #EnricoBartolini

More than 300 people attended Bord Bia’s Origin Green 2024 Sustainability Seminar in the Killashee Hotel, co. Kildare today. The attendance was a record for the event, which this year had a focus on the power of partnership. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue opened the seminar alongside Bord Bia CEO Jim O'Toole. Minister McConalogue reflected on the ambitious targets set by Government to achieve greater climate actions and reinforced the critical role that Origin Green and its members play in leading the way in demonstrating high standards and sustainable operations. Today’s seminar also featured panel discussions with Origin Green members, while guest speakers included Håkan Nordkvist, Chief Executive of the Net Zero Company; Peter Cosgrove, Founder of Futurewise; and Gavin Barwell, Senior Advisor to PwC. Bord Bia provided updates on new initiatives and supports available in the Origin Green programme, while Deirdre Ryan, Origin Green Director of Sustainability and Quality Assurance at Bord Bia announced the record number of 110 Origin Green Gold Members for 2024. #OriginGreen #Sustainability #IrishFood 

Here’s a snapshot of last week’s first ever government led trade mission to Thailand followed by Vietnam. Pippa Hackett Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland

Bord Bia's Client Capability team are hosting a new webinar in its Social Insight Series this Thursday, October 17th, focusing on emerging social media trends relevant to Irish food and drink brands. The session will provide updates on platform changes, trend forecasts, and case studies of cost-effective ads. Led by Bord Bia’s Adam Baker and Social Directions Agency’s Zackery O Rourke, it will conclude with a live Q&A. Hear more about the series from Adam below ⬇️ There are limited spots remaining, register now for actionable insights to enhance your social strategy: https://bit.ly/3BTZIGq #SocialInsights #Irishfoodanddrink #Insights

📸 Upgrade your brand's content with Bord Bia’s Brand Forum photography workshops 📸 Join Bord Bia for hands-on sessions designed to help your food and drink products stand out with captivating imagery. These workshops will teach your team to capture high-quality photos using just their smartphones. You'll learn the essentials of photography—from lighting and angles to composition, props, and editing techniques. Ready to take your visuals to the next level? Register now: 🍽️ Food Photography Morning Session | 23rd Oct ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gCQnDBrs 🍽️ Food Photography Afternoon Session | 23rd Oct ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gzk4dAAZ 🍹 Drinks Photography Workshop | 24th Oct ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gwwcgmxx #BordBia #FoodPhotography #DrinksPhotography #ContentCreation

Irish organic beef and lamb were introduced to Nordic buyers last week as part of the Nordic Organic Food Fair in Stockholm. The fair is Scandinavia's largest trade exhibition for organic products and was attended by more than 5,000 trade visitors, including leading retailers, wholesalers and restaurants. A meat academy focused on Irish organic lamb was also hosted as part of the campaign. This consisted of a cooking demonstration, using Irish organic lamb to educate customers on its distinct features, which supported the EU 'Organic Beef and Lamb, Pasture Raised in Ireland Campaign' #EUAgriPromo

Dive into this month's social insights webinar for your update of notable food and drink trends playing out across key social platforms. Relevant to any brand with active social channels, discussions will cover trend evolutions and forecasts, core changes rolling out across key social platforms, case study examples of cost-efficient ads and results, before finishing with a live Q&A. Hosted by Bord Bia Client Capability Manager Adam Baker, with industry insights from social media expert and agency owner Zackery O Rourke. 📆 Thursday, October 17th / 10:30 - 11:30 Register today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eB2gRE6y