Food sector development support - LEO Roscommon

What this service helps with

Early to mid-stage food and drink producers need structured training, mentoring and a route to retail listing to scale their business.

About this support

LEO Roscommon delivers the Food Academy Programme, created with SuperValu in 2013, to develop early to mid-stage food and drink businesses that already have a trialled product. The programme runs as 10 half-day workshops across 6 modules covering food safety, market research, branding, marketing, finance, sustainability and business development, preceded by a short online webinar on LEO financial supports. Each participant also gets three dedicated one-to-one mentoring sessions with a Food and Drinks Consultant. Successful participants can pitch to a SuperValu panel and, if selected, trial their product in local stores for 12 weeks, with potential progression to a national listing, though listing is not guaranteed. Applications go through the Food Academy Team and Trainer, with an interview stage before places are awarded.

Where it is available

Available in Roscommon.

County Roscommon

Eligibility

For those with a trialled food/drink product at early to mid-stage looking to scale; not suitable for early-stage start-ups; applicants must have capacity and ambition to grow.

Not covered

Not suitable for early stage start-ups; no guarantee of product being listed with SuperValu.

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

Sectors

All sectors