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Food & Drink

Ireland's food and drink sector is world-renowned for its quality, but rising costs, labour shortages, and supply chain issues are also making it hard for producers. To cope, businesses like yours are finding ways to improve their efficiency and sustainability, develop innovative products and invest in training.

 

Here, you can find a wide range of supports to help, as well as advice on managing energy costs, training your workforce, and navigating regulations. Contact our Hub team today and we'll find the right support to help make your business stronger and more adaptable.

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Featured food and drink supports


Here are some of the most popular Food and Drink supports.

Explore supports best suited for businesses in the Food and Drink industry.

Develop your own market-ready strategies to grow your business

CMS (Commercial Marketing Strategy)

The Bord Bia Commercial Marketing Strategy helps food and drink businesses create marketing plans–with marketing tools and resources–for brand visibility and growth. 

Education & Training

Ireland’s food and drink start-up accelerator programme

Food Works

This support helps early-stage food and drink companies prepare for global growth and attract investment through resources and expert guidance.

Education & Training

Reduce Innovation Risks by evaluating your food or drink products

Taste 'n' Tell

This tool evaluates and validates your food or drink product. It’s provided by a certified research agency–available in Ireland and internationally.

Education & Training

Access funding for fisheries, aquaculture, and the seafood sector

Fleet Safety Scheme

This scheme is intended to further improve the overall safety standards onboard Irish fishing vessels.

Grants

Access funding for fisheries, aquaculture, and the seafood sector

Seafood Training Scheme

This scheme is designed to create a talent pool for industry by developing skills and knowledge in line with European Maritime and Fisheries Aquaculture fund priorities.

Grants

Access funding for fisheries, aquaculture, and the seafood sector

Inshore Fisheries Conservation Scheme – V-notching

This scheme supports the conservation of lobster through v-notching. 

Grants

Sustainability Guidance & Training Programmes

Origin Green Academy

The Origin Green Academy supports Irish food, drink, and horticulture businesses to develop industry leading sustainability/ESG talent and the sustainability skills required to achieve ambitious emissions reductions across the sector, accelerate their sustainability progress, and meet the expectations of global consumers and legislative requirements

Education & Training

Sustainability & Energy

Access resources for food and drink businesses to stay competitive

Learning Zone

The Learning Zone is a digital platform that aims to help food and drink businesses improve their work processes and identify new opportunities.

Education & Training

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Get training and mentorship in various areas for your food business

Food Academy

The Food Academy helps food and drink businesses build the skills and knowledge they need to grow. It provides practical training, mentoring and networking opportunities to help you strengthen your business and prepare for new opportunities. 

The programme can also give you the chance to pitch your product to leading Irish retailers which makes it an excellent door-opener for your new business. 

Talk to us if you are: 

  • Running a food or drink business that is ready to grow 

  • Looking to promote a product that has already been tested with customers 

  • Trading for more than 18 months 

  • Ready to explore opportunities to sell your products through major retailers 

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

Get funding to start your business

Priming Grant

Starting a business comes with lots of costs, most of which you’ll have to pay in advance, long before you start earning anything. A Priming Grant helps reduce some of those costs so you can focus on building and growing your business. 

The funding can help you invest in the equipment, services and marketing you need to get your business off to a strong start. 

Talk to us if you are: 

  • Starting a new business and need financial support 

  • Employing up to ten people 

  • Trading from 0 to no more than 18 months 

Here are all the terms and conditions. 

Grants

Create digital marketing strategies with expert guidance

Think Digital

This program helps food and drink businesses use digital tools, improve their online presence, and access tailored digital training for the food and drink industry.

Food and drink businesses that need support to develop a digital marketing strategy and learn how to use online channels effectively.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Digital & AI

Develop your own market-ready strategies to grow your business

CMS (Commercial Marketing Strategy)

The Bord Bia Commercial Marketing Strategy helps food and drink businesses create marketing plans–with marketing tools and resources–for brand visibility and growth. 

Food or drink businesses that need support building their strategy for growth, at home or in export markets.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

Build better relationships with your most important customers

Key Customer Management

This support helps your teams find opportunities for mutual growth and improve customer experiences.

Food and drink businesses that want to improve their customer relationships.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

Bring new food and drink ideas to life

Innovation Capability

This programme helps food and drink businesses to innovate for growth by incorporating innovation across all aspects of the business.

Food or drink businesses that need support to develop innovative ideas.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

Access resources for food and drink businesses to stay competitive

Learning Zone

The Learning Zone is a digital platform that aims to help food and drink businesses improve their work processes and identify new opportunities.

Food and drink businesses that want to self-learn key marketing and export trade principles.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

Improve the way you pitch and propose to your customers

Category Management

This support helps food and drink businesses use data and insights to show the value of their products during customer discussions.

Food or drink businesses looking to grow their sales. 

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

Improve your marketing skills to grow your food or drink brand

Brand Forum

This learning platform helps food or drink businesses build better brands by sharing thought leadership and best-practice marketing tools.

Food or drink businesses aiming to develop a new brand or strengthen an existing brand with consumers.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Education & Training

communicate your food or drink business sustainability initiatives

Sustainability Communication

These supports help food and drink marketing and commercial teams to communicate their sustainability activities to customers.

Food and drink businesses that want to improve their sustainability claims to strengthen their business relationships.

You may be eligible if: 

  • You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Sustainability & Energy

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