Theme: Irish brand building stories at home and abroad
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The event will focus on 3 different Irish companies and how they have built their brands in Ireland and through exports.
Vincent Cleary
Mark Walton
Raymond Coyle - Rita Kirwan
Established in 1983, Largo Foods is an Irish company and is the leading manufacturer and distributor of premium snack foods (crisps, snacks, peanuts and popcorn) in Ireland, supplying branded and own label products to Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe, Australia, Asia and Middle East.
Largo Foods represents some of the most iconic snack-food brands including Tayto, Hunky Dorys, King and Perri. Together these four brands account for almost 50% share of the Irish market.
Tayto Park opened in November 2010 and represents a significant commitment to the Tayto brand. It is located on 55 acres and is an educational and activity based experience for families. Tayto Park took four years to complete and since opening it has received very positive feedback from visitors. The Tayto Park website provides extensive information and photographs of the park www.taytopark.ie
Glenisk is the Cleary family business. They work with 50 remarkable organic farmers to source quality organic milk for the products. They use 90% of the organic milk produced on the island of Ireland. Yesterday, they were seen as an alternative business but today it seems that more and more people are choosing organic food - for the superior taste, the health benefits and to play their part in preserving the planet. Glenisk has joined forces with Stonyfield Farm, makers of the world’s best-selling yogurt, and the two companies are united in their quest to promote sustainable living and a healthy planet. With Stonyfield Europe taking a 37% stake in the company, Glenisk have completed construction of a new €8.5million eco-friendly plant.
VOYA has grown out of a very successful family-run seaweed baths business in Strandhill, Co. Sligo, on the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland, set up by Neil Walton. As the popularity of the Walton’s Seaweed Baths grew and spread, more and more patrons wondered if there was some way they could replicate the experience in their own homes.The created the first genuinely organic seaweed-based cosmetic products in the world and are now available in Ireland and overseas.
To book your place please email: brandforum@bordbia.ie
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