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Food Drink Ireland

Ibec trade association for over 150 food, drink and grocery manufacturers, coordinating category associations and industry-led Skillnet training.

Operates Ireland-wide · 4 listed services

What they do

Food Drink Ireland is Ibec's main trade association for the food and drink industry, representing more than 150 food, drink and non-food grocery manufacturers and suppliers. It coordinates a network of category associations spanning the food chain, including the Irish Beverage Council, Prepared Consumer Foods, the Irish Bread Bakers Association, the Federation of Irish Renderers, the Irish Breakfast Cereal Association, the Chocolate and Confectionery Association of Ireland, the Petfood Association of Ireland and the Irish Cold Store Federation, each representing members at national and EU level. It runs working groups on sustainability, competitiveness, trade, skills and regulation, publishes a business monitor and policy submissions, and delivers industry-led training through Food Drink Ireland Skillnet, established in 2013. Access to working groups, publications and Skillnet training is generally tied to Ibec membership, arranged through the Ibec website.

Food Drink Ireland lists 4 services on Irish Resource Hub across Ireland. The listed provision covers specialist expertise, network, information and guidance, and training. Its support includes Start a business, Mentoring and advice, Skills and training, Innovation and R&D, and Export. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded as available Ireland-wide.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes specialist expertise, network, information and guidance, training.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established, Scaling
Company sizes
Sole traders, 1–9 people, 10–49 people, 50–249 people, 250+ people
Sectors
Agriculture and food, Engineering and manufacturing
Audiences
Startups

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

Open to food, drink and grocery manufacturers and suppliers through Ibec membership and the relevant category association.

No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.

Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.

The same conditions also apply to 3 further services listed below.

Check access with Food Drink Ireland

Support offered (4)

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