FOOD & DRINK SKILLS

An All Ireland Food & Drinks Skills Conference will be held in Cromleach Lodge, Sligo on Wednesday 20th May 2009.

Sharon Sweeney is involved in a Food Training Network (Taste4Success): "We have organised this day long event on facing challenges and opportunities, promoting products and where to cut costs and differentiate in the Food & Drinks business.I would be grateful if you could let your readers know this event is on."

"The event is a platform to pull together food companies in the North, West Midlands to present our needs to Forfas and (hopefully) the Tainiste's Office re our contribution to Food in Ireland and for us to seek for greater importance and indeed funding towards food companies development and training here. Other bodies such as Taste Council of Ireland and Hugo Arnold as well as Good Food Ireland will be speaking at this."

http://www.taste4success.ie/
info@taste4success.ie
"Join Food Industry Experts, on facing challenges and opportunities, promoting products, where to cut cost and differentiate, food demonstrations and much more…

Guest Speakers: Alan Nuzum, CEO Skillnets
Marie Bourke, Forfás, Human Capital and Labour Market Policy Department
Geoff Lamb, Business Development Manager, Food & Drinks Sector Skills
Margaret Jeffares, Managing Director and Founder of Good Food Ireland
Hugo Arnold, Head of Quality Assurance, Good Food Ireland
Peter Ward, Chair of Taste Council, An Bord Bia, artisan food producer
John Gorman, HR Manager - Green Isle/Northern Foods/ Goodfellas Pizas, President of the Irish Institute of Training and Development
Eoin Magennis, Policy Research Manager Cookery

Demonstrations by: Peter Ward, Chair of Taste Council, An Bord Bia, artisan food producer Sharon Sweeney, Leading designer and creator of innovative cakes and handmade Chocolates of Cannoboe Confectionery Moira Tighe, Irish Chef of the Year 2000 and Chef/Owner of the famed Cromleach Lodge Country House Hotel & Ciúnas Spa


More info
www.taste4success.ie
info@taste4success.ie
- Sharon Sweeney - Cannaboe Confectionery - 0719644778 www.cacamilis.com/blog