The Artisan Food and Drink Business Show

Three culinary experts who attended the international chefs' symposium, Food on the Edge 2016, tell us about their key takeaways from the conference. We hear from Gill Carroll, owner of 37 West Cafe and restaurant 56 Central and Cathal McBride, writer of the culinary blog A Glass of Red Wine. The third speaker, Mairin Ui Chomain, also describe her remarkable career in food, as a teacher, author, and TV and radio presenter. Read More

John Liston, an organic dairy farmer based in Co. Limerick in Ireland, is part of the 10-strong group of organic farmers who set-up The Little Milk Co to establish a route to market and to add value to their organic milk. These ten farmers supply milk to selected artisan cheese makers who then turn the milk into delicious cheeses. Read More

This first episode of a new series called She Cooks features Aine McGuire, chef-owner of The Idle Wall restaurant in Westport, Co. Mayo. Aine specialises in Irish cuisine and champions local fish, seafood, meat and foraged ingredients. A great storyteller, Aine describes her unconventional culinary journey to date. Read More

Super-human Olivia Duff is the lynchpin of The Boyne Valley Food Series, an innovative calendar of region-focused and grass roots-led food and drink events that takes place in the Boyne Valley region of Ireland. Showcasing the benefits of peer collaboration and co-operation, The Boyne Valley Food Series provides a blueprint for the future of artisan food and drink business. Olivia describes the evolution of the food series and future big plans.

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We hear again from Jp McMahon, Galway-based restaurateur, food activist and food entrepreneur. Jp describes his idea and Kick Starter campaign for FARMER, a fast food franchise that would be both healthy and sustainable. He discusses the myriad benefits of having sustainability at the core of your food or drink business. And he shows how, in order to challenge anything, you need to engage with that thing. Read More

Food entrepreneur (restaurateur, author, columnist, cookery school founder, fast food franchise founder aspirant) JP McMahon talks about his three restaurants in Galway, a city with a vibrant food and drink scene. JP also gives an engrossing behind the scenes look at how, along with his wife and business partner Drigin, he puts together Food on the Edge, one of the buzziest food conferences out there right now.

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Liz Hill, founder of Rural Concierge, is in the business of creating memorable experiences for her customers and culinary tourism is a significant part of her business. Liz describes some of the cider and perry producer tours she has organised, the skills you need to run a successful culinary tourism business, how she markets her business and how she segments her market. Read More

Ben Branson of Seedlip Drinks describes how he has single-handedly disrupted the beverage category. Seedlip drinks (two so far) are a range of distilled, but non-alcoholic drinks that solve the dilemma of "what to drink when you're not drinking". Ben's previous career was in food and drink advertising, branding and packaging so he has a host of useful insights to give about how to go about building a luxury brand from scratch. Read More

Get the low down on the artisan food and drink 4 'P's': product, price, promotion and place. The Flying Fork's Edward Berry, an artisan food and drink veteran and marketing mix specialist, gives real-world insights on how to pitch and promote your products, how to keep buyers happy and how to make sure your bottom line stays healthy. Read More

Edward Berry, as Managing Director of The Ludlow Food Centre, takes us on a virtual tour of this 4,000 square feet shop floor of artisan food and drink delights. We savour the cheeses, ice-creams, yoghurts and desserts from The Dairy, the freshly roasted coffee from The Coffee Room, the meats and charcuterie from The Butchery, the pies from The Kitchen, the vast array of breads from The Bakery, and the marmalades, jams, chutneys and pickles from the Jam and Pickle room. Read More