Food-sector capability development - Bord Bia

What this service helps with

Irish food, drink and horticulture businesses often need structured support to build commercial marketing capability, from strategy to routes to market, in order to grow sales at home and abroad.

About this support

Bord Bia's Grow Your Business capability development supports help Irish food, drink and horticulture companies embed commercial marketing knowledge and skills. Delivered by the Client Capability team through group sessions, self-service resources and project-specific work, the supports cover strategy development, customer management, routes to market and branding. Related initiatives include Foodworks (an accelerator for high-potential food and drink start-ups run with other state agencies), Think Digital for online growth, Origin Green guidance, and a Commercial Marketing Strategy framework. Companies wanting to discuss any of these can contact the Client Capability team directly by email to scope the right support for their stage of development.

Where it is available

Available Ireland-wide.

Ireland-wide or network territory

Eligibility

Aimed at Irish food, drink and horticulture companies; many underlying supports (e.g. Foodworks) require separate eligibility and some require Bord Bia client status. The provider does not publish a single eligibility list on this page; contact Bord Bia's Client Capability team to confirm.

Not covered

Grants, vouchers and direct funding schemes excluded and routed to IrishGrants

Eligibility is recorded from the provider’s own published information. Confirm the current conditions with the provider before applying.

Sectors

Agriculture and food