The Artisan Food and Drink Business Show

Padraic Gannon harvests plump, Pacific oysters in the clean waters of Clew Bay, which is on the west coast of Ireland. Padraic talks about the business of oysters, including his sales channels, cash flow, suppliers, as well as how he is tapping in to the relatively new gastro-traveller market. Read More

Niall Rooney is an intellectual property (IP) rights' lawyer who advises small and large food and drink companies on trademarks, design rights, patents and copyrights. Niall demystifies the complex IP landscape and lists questions you can ask yourself when thinking about the IP options available for your business and brands. Read More

Margaret Carter and Jenny Whitham, co-founders of The Patchwork Traditional Food Company share valuable insights they've gained over more than thirty years of running a multi-award-winning artisan food business. Topics they address include scaling up, new product development, marketing and exporting. Read More

Darina Allen, internationally renowned chef, author and founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School takes us through her school's intensive and exhilarating ("gastro boot camp" in Darina's own words) 12-week certificate course. You'll hear how alumni upskill themselves, have a life-changing experience and how many walk straight into a new career in food. Read More

Using web technologies and his flair for digital marketing, Irish whiskey writer and speaker Stuart McNamara is bringing the Irish whiskey story to a global audience. In this episode, Stuart describes ways in which he is using web technologies to engage with his audience and to build a tribe of enthusiastic fans. Read More

The Irish whiskey market is fizzing. Irish whiskey brands now represent the fastest growing premium spirit globally. Stuart McNamara, Irish Whiskey speaker and owner and content creator at irishwhiskey.com goes deep into the past, present and future of brand "Irish whiskey". Read More

Alison Battisby from Avocado Social does an excellent social media coaching session with a (fictional) goats' cheese producer. You'll get a social media road map as well as a ton of actionable tips and techniques for fine tuning the social media marketing for your food or drink business. Read More

Kelly's Butchers of Newport is an artisan butcher's retail business that also produces black and white pudding and sausages in its newly built 6,000 square feet production facility. In this episode Sean Kelly gives a host of insights on running a successful artisan food business. Read More

Direct from the Tenbury Applefest 2015, we hear artisan producers of cider and perry, of locally-sourced fruit juices and of fruit liqueurs describe their products. There's Appleteme, Oldfield's Orchard, Tipsy Fruit Gins and Ragged Stone Cider and Perry, as well as an overview of the Applefest from Carole Clayton, organiser. Read More

TRADEIT is a pan-Eupopean, 100% funded project that offers business support in several areas including marketing, supply chain management, product innovation and food production facility design to producers of traditional foods in the dairy, bakery or meat sector. Dr. Helena McMahon, Coordinator of TRADEIT describes how TRADEIT can benefit food producers. Read More