The Restaurants Association of Ireland is happy to announce its partnership with the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF). GRIF is a three-day industry conference, taking place from 25-27th February 2019 in Amsterdam, organised by Bench Events. The event provides a platform to facilitate business decision-making for investors, owners, franchisers and…
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Last Wednesday I travelled to the wonderful location Lisnavagh House for the announcement of this year’s Foodie Destinations winner. This year’s competition was very impressive with my very own town of Kinsale winning Foodie Town of the Year and Kilkenny winning Foodie Destinations of the Year. I would like to…
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Foodie Destinations, a competition run by the Restaurants Association of Ireland and sponsored by FBD Insurance has named Kilkenny Foodie Destination 2018 and Kinsale Foodie Town 2018. In recent months the Foodie Destinations 2018 nominees were carefully whittled down to just ten entrants. The finalists included Irish hot spots…
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Autumn Branch Meetings Date County Location Time Tuesday 21st August Dublin Iveagh Garden Hotel, Dublin 2 Registration 9:30am Starts 10:00am Sharp Monday 27th August Westmeath Annebrook House Hotel, Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Westmeath Registration 9:30am Starts 10am Sharp Monday 27th August Louth Scholars Townhouse Hotel, King Street, Drogheda, Louth Registration…
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Dear Member, I think over the last eight months I have mentioned the changing Irish weather in over half of my reports, but it has become a major factor in our business. At times, the weather can certainly be a positive for the hospitality industry in Ireland but sadly, this…
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Foodie Destinations 2018, an initiative by the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), recently launched this June and the top ten shortlisted entrants have now been announced. The ultimate winner of the competition will be a destination that actively promotes itself through joint promotional activities such as food festivals, gourmet…
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Dear members, Hope we are all enjoying the sunshine! Every quarter we hear a report that visitor numbers is up in the country. We were also informed that in 2017 €2 billion was spent on food drink in the country. Our industry employs over a quarter of a…
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Award-winning butcher Hugh Maguire is calling for chefs in Ireland to put their skills and creativity to the test by taking part in his 2018 ‘The Smokin’ Butcher’ Smoked Black Pudding Competition. The contest, open to all chefs in Ireland (Republic and Northern Ireland), looks for a two-course menu championing Hugh’s…
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Deliveroo has revealed that ‘Marketplace+’ is the company’s next step to becoming the definitive food company. Having built its own extensive delivery network of 35,000 riders worldwide (900 in Ireland), that bring amazing meals direct to customers’ doors, the platform will now also host restaurants with their own individual delivery…
Read MoreWe are pleased to launch Foodie Destinations 2018, with applications being accepted from 12 noon, Thursday 14th June 2018. If your town, village, suburb or region thinks you have a unique food tourism offering and would like to apply, please head over to www.foodiedestinations.ie where you will find the entry…
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