Food and drink brochure 2015

2015 Conference & Exhibition AVIVA STADIUM September 16th 2015

How to Scale a Food & Drink Business Connecting Key Stakeholders in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Retail and Food Service Industries

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Welcome

AVIVA STADIUM September 16th 2015

The Theme of this year’s Food & Drink Business Conference & Exhibition is

“How To Scale A Food & Drink Business” Dear Delegate, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for attending the 2nd annual Food & Drink Business Conference & Exhibition. Registrations for this year’s event have doubled from last year which illustrates the level of interest in Irelands most important and dynamic manufacturing sector.

The theme of this year’s conference and exhibition is “How To Scale A Food & Drink Business”. Food Wise 2025 which builds on the success of Harvest 2020 has set out significant growth targets in all of the key sectors of the Irish food and beverage processing industries. The new 10 year plan targets an 85% jump in the value of exports to €19 billion by 2025. The growth is expected to deliver an additional 23,000 jobs is based on the projected expansions in dairy, beef and seafood, as well as a doubling of consumer food and drinks exports.

The plan identifies a surge in global food demand driven by emerging middle class populations across Africa and Asia as significant opportunities for Ireland. In beverages the plan envisages doubling whiskey output by 2025 and an increase in the number of microbreweries from 21 to 100 To achieve these targets indigenous companies must be able to scale up to increase sales to our local retailers but more importantly to develop sustainable export markets. The conference will hear from key note speakers who have a proven track record in creating growth through investment, innovation, marketing and automation.

Food and beverage manufacturers on the Island of Ireland are perfectly placed to capitalise on our reputation for producing high quality, safe and sustainable products which are respected and sought after in retail and food service sectors.

This year’s conference will include a number of dedicated workshops. All of the presentations will be available to view on our website following the event. The workshops will focus on: • • • •

Craft Beer & Spirits Food Safety & NPD Free From Food Technology & Innovation

Finally I would like to personally thank all of the speakers, sponsors and exhibitors who have contributed to making this conference possible. Without their support it would not be possible to stage such a comprehensive event. I would also like to thank my esteemed chairman, John Whelan, whose advice and support was invaluable.

If you are interested in presenting, sponsoring or exhibiting next year please do not hesitate to contact me. I hope you have a very enjoyable day.

Yours sincerely

Colin Murphy

Colin Murphy Managing Director Food & Drink Business Conference

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Supporting Associations

Timetable Main Stage Speaker Timetable Times

Name

Times

Name

8.55 - 9.05

John Whelan BSc. MBA. – Chairman

12.10- 12.15

Elevator Pitches x 5

9.05 - 9.25

Aidan Cotter – Chief Executive, Bord Bia

12.15- 1.15

Lunch

9.25 - 9.45

Colin Gordon – Chief Executive, Consumer Products, Glanbia

1.15 - 1.35

Jason Whooley – CEO, Bio-Marine Ingredients Ireland

9.45 - 9.50

Elevator Pitches x 5

9.50 - 10.10

Paul Kelly – Director, Food and Drink Industry Ireland

1.35 - 1.40

Elevator Pitches x 5

10.10 - 10.15

Elevator Pitches x 5

1.40 - 2.00

Malachy O’Connor – Commercial Fresh Foods Director, Tesco

10.15 - 10.35

Michael Carey – Co Founder, The Company of Food & Chairman, Bord Bia

2.00 - 2.20

Roisin Hogan – HIRO / Paddy Callaghan – Founder and Managing Director, Natures Best

10.35 - 11.05

Break

2.20 - 2.50

Break

11.05 - 11.25

Dr. John Colreavy – Senior Development Advisor, Enterprise Ireland

2.50 - 3.30

Panel Discussion

3.30 - 3.50

Michael Bell – Executive Director, NIFDA

11.25 - 11.45

Raymond Coyle – Chairman, Largo Foods

3.50 - 4.10

11.45 - 11.50

Elevator Pitches x 5

Louise Ryan – Head of Strategic Planning Irish Distillers / Pernod Ricard

11.50 - 12.10

Cathal Fitzgerald – Head of Food & Agriculture Investments ISIF National Treasury Management Agency

4.10 - 4.30

Simon Coveney TD – Minister for Agriculture, Food, the Marine and Defence

Craft Brewing/Spirits Speaker Timetable - Sponsored by Rabobank Times

Food Innovation/Safety Speaker Timetable

Name

Times

Name

9.25 - 9.40

Fergal Murray – Former Master Brewer, Diageo (Monitor)

9.40 - 9.55

Alex Mountcharles – Managing Director, Slane Distillery

9.25 - 9.40 9.40 - 9.55

9.55 - 10.10

Stuart McNamara – Owner / Editor, IrishWhiskey.Com

Pro Brian Mc Kenna – University College Dublin (UCD) Dr Wayne Anderson – Director of the Food Science & Standards, Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) Jens Bleiel – Food for Health Ireland Jim Fitzsimons – Riverwest Management Break Ashley Sage – Senior Manager, AB Sciex Denis O’Brien – Director of Standards and Solutions, GS1 Dr. Fiona Lalor – Regulatory and Consumer Insights Manager, Food for Health Ireland (FHI) Niall Rooney – Partner with FP Logue Solicitors Lunch Declan Troy – Assistant Director of Research, Teagasc Maree Gallagher – Maree Gallagher Associates (MGA) Arran Dowling Hussey – Editor, Construction, Engineering & Energy Law Journal of Ireland Keith Thornhill – Siemens Break

10.10 - 10.25 Pat Rigney – The Shed 10.35 - 11.05 Break 11.05 - 11.20 Oliver Hughes – Porterhouse Brewing Company & Dingle Distillery 11.20 - 11.35 Aidan Murphy – Head Brewer and Co-founder, Galway Hooker 11.35 - 11.50 Jonathan McDade – ABFI, IBA 11.50 - 12.05 Seamus McMahon – Brehon Breweries 12.15 - 1.15

Lunch

1.15 - 1.30

Pat Cooney – Boann Brewery

1.30 - 2.00

Questions & Answers Session

2.00 - 2.15

Seamus O’Hara – Director – Carlow Brewing Company

2.15 - 2.45

Break

Food Technical Workshop Speaker Timetable Times

Name

9.55 - 10.10 10.10 - 10.25 10.35 - 11.05 11.05 - 11.20 11.20 - 11.35 11.35 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.05 12.15- 1.15 1.15 - 1.30 1.30 - 1.45 1.45 - 2.00 2.00 - 2.15 2.15 - 2.45

Free from Workshop Speaker Timetable Times

Name

2.45 - 3.00 Denis Coll – Lennox Pump + Process

2.45 - 3.00

Michael Steele – Sales Director, Roomex.com

3.00 - 3.15

Darragh Reynolds – Sales & Marketing, Codico Distributors Ltd.

3.00 - 3.15

Sarah Keogh – Early Feeding Clinic, Dublin

3.15 - 3.30

James Costello – Owner / Director, Label Tech.

3.15 - 3.30

Ruth Charles – NutriKids

3.30 - 3.45

Andrew Clarke – Marketing, Certification Europe Ltd.

3.30 - 3.45

3.45 - 4.00 Michael Carroll – Technical Sales, Sika

3.45 - 4.00

4.00 - 4.15

4.00 - 4.15

Gene Leonard – Co-Founder and Managing Partner, LBS Partners

All presentations/timetables are subject to change. Please check with onsite event timetable on the day.

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Speakers Main Stage Speakers Simon Coveney TD Minister for Agriculture, Food, the Marine and Defence Simon Coveney TD was appointed as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on March 9, 2011.

For the 6 month period to the end of June 2013 Simon chaired the EU Council of Agriculture & Fisheries Ministers where he was at the forefront regarding EU efforts in respect of Common Agriculture (CAP) as well as Common Fisheries (CFP) Policy reforms. Under his chairmanship both dossiers were progressed significantly, with a reform package for CFP agreed in May 2013 and a reform package for CAP agreed at the end of the Irish Presidency in July. The Defence portfolio was added to his brief on July 11, 2014. He represents the Cork South Central constituency.

Simon was first elected to the Dáil in 1998 as one of Fine Gael’s youngest TDs and held Shadow Ministries in the areas of Drugs and Youth Affairs, Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and Transport. Simon chaired the Fine Gael Policy Development Committee prior to the 2011 General Election.

Simon was elected to the European Parliament in 2004 and was a member of the EPP-ED group. He was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. Simon was the author of the European Parliament’s Annual Report on Human Rights in the World for the year 2004 and again for 2006.

John F. Whelan, BSc. MBA. Chairman

John is an independent consultant specialising in international trade. He was appointed export industry adviser to the AIB group in January 2014.

He is the former chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association and chairman of the Institute of International Trade.

He is chairman of the EU funded Access 6 project to assist the development of small food and drink businesses on international markets with support from Scottish Enterprise, Invest Ni and Bord Bia On a day to day basis he has been advising Irish exporters large and small on their international trade financing, their export strategy, the associated new product development, sales and marketing and taken client companies on many trade missions across the globe.

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Paul Kelly Director Food and Drink Industry Ireland Paul Kelly is director of Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) a business sector within IBEC. He started his career in risk management with the Insurance Corporation of Ireland before joining the Confederation in 1992.

Since then he has worked in the IBEC health and safety unit and as director of the Building Materials Federation and the Irish Engineering Enterprises Federation before taking up his current role in 2005.

He holds a B Eng in Electronic Engineering from the University of Limerick and a Masters Degree in Applied Science from UCD. Michael Bell Executive Director, NIFDA Michael has over twenty-nine years experience in the food industry. He worked in the bakery trade in Northern Ireland and Malta for fourteen years. During this period he worked closely with major retailers and obtained a place on the senior management board of Ormeau Bakery.

Originally he obtained a Food Science (Hons) degree from The Queen”s University of Belfast. He holds several other food related qualifications, a Chartered Scientist and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. He has been involved in developing NIFDA since its foundation in 1996. For ten years he was involved in developing Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification Ltd. In 2004 he assisted the merging of Taste of Ulster into NIFDA. Michael is an elected member of the Northern Ireland Assembly Business Trust.

In addition to a passion for good food and drink, he enjoys sailing and hill walking.

Aidan Cotter Chief Executive Bord Bia Aidan Cotter was appointed Chief Executive of Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, in July 2004 and brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and experience in food marketing. Mr. Cotter previously served in Bord Bia as Director of Operations for a number of years, and earlier gained extensive experience in the marketplace as the organisation’s European

Director, based in its London office, and prior to that in Dusseldorf.

Mr. Cotter holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management in the UK and has Masters degrees in Economic Science and Agricultural Economics from University College Dublin (UCD). In September 2013, he was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law from UCD. Colin Gordon Chief Executive, Consumer Products Glanbia Colin is CEO of Glanbia Consumer Foods – Ireland’s largest Consumer Food company. He holds degrees from Trinity College and University College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Marketing Institute. He has extensive experience in FMCG having worked in various leading organisations at senior level over 25 years.

He founded, and chaired for 5 years, Bord Bia’s (The Irish food Board) Brand Forum; he is a Board member of Bord Bia’s Consumer Foods Board and that of the Marketing Institute of Ireland, the Chairs IBEC’s Food and Drink Industries Ireland (FDII) and was vice – Chair of the 10 year strategic review of the prepared Consumer Foods industry.

Colin has worked on a number of Government and non-government Advisory groups looking at the role of industry and Agri-Food in the wider societal context and is a Board Member of Concern Worldwide where he chairs their Business and Organisational Development Committee. Colin has also chaired a number of charity committees for fund raising from industry networks.

Michael Carey Co Founder, The Company of Food & Chairman, Bord Bia Michael Carey: Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ‘The Company of Food’ Michael is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ‘The Company of Food’, a specialist food investment business with shareholdings held in East Coast Bakehouse, Valeo Food Group, Zaragoza Restaurant and a number of other private and public food related companies. He is CEO of East Coast Bakehouse and non-executive chairman of SW Restaurants Ltd. He is also the current chairman of Bord Bia, as well as chairman of a number of its subsidary boards/ commitees. Michael is a non-executive director of Drury Porter Novelli PR, of Traidlinks (a private sector NGO with activities in East Africa), of the Soul of

Speakers Haiti Foundation and a judge on the EY Entrepreneur of the Year. He is chairman of the Grow Dublin Tourism Alliance.

Cathal Fitzgerald Head of Food & Agriculture Investments ISIF National Treasury Management Agency The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) of Ireland has become the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), facilitating a redeployment of NPRF resources on a commercial basis to areas of productive investment in the Irish economy in order to support economic activity and employment.

The ISIF is valued at €7 billion, and is available to invest in Ireland as suitable investment opportunities arise and are developed. The dual objective mandate of the ISIF – investment return and economic impact – represents a new approach to investing and will require all investments to generate both investment returns and economic impact in Ireland.

The fund will have the flexibility to make investments across the capital structure of companies and projects, both debt and equity, and across a range of investment types and sectors.

Louise Ryan Head of Strategic Planning Irish Distillers / Pernod Ricard Specialties:Irish, European and Global business experience. Experienced in the areas of strategy development and implementation, brand management, category management, field sales management, national account management, new product launches, brand relaunches, people management and development and project management. Wide range of experience across Food, Petcare, Confectionery, Frozen Foods, Chilled Foods, Drinks, Healthcare & Retail industries.

Raymond Coyle Chairman Largo Foods Raymond Coyle, founder and owner, is Chairman of Largo Foods.

Originally from a farming background, Raymond started growing potatoes in the late ‘70s and identified an opening for a small company manufacturing potato crisps. Largo Foods was started in 1984 with 9 people, 6 of whom are still with the company today. The business steadily grew until Hunky Dorys crisps were introduced in 1994. Today, Hunky Dorys accounts for retail sales of

nearly €18 million and is the number one crinkle cut crisp in Ireland. In 2006 after the successful acquisition of the Tayto and King brands from C&C plc, Largo Foods became the leading snack-food manufacturer in Ireland.

Jason Whooley CEO Bio-Marine Ingredients Ireland Jason Whooley has been Chief Executive Officer of Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII) since September 2014. Based in Killybegs, BII is a joint venture between Killybegs Fishing interests and Norwegian marine biotech company, Biomarine Science Technology. BII aims to extract high-end proteins, oils and calcium from fish, for use in a range of sectors including food ingredients. Prior to taking up the role in BII, Jason was CEO of the state seafood agency, BordIascaighMhara since 2007. In that position, he was a member of various government led groups including the Implementation Group for Food Harvest 2020.

He has an extensive knowledge of the fishing industry having spent over a decade as CEO of the fishing group, ISWFO. Jason is a graduate of University College Cork (UCC), where he was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and H.Dip in Food Marketing and Co-operative Development.

Roisin Hogan HIRO

Roisin Hogan is the founder of HIRO by Roisin, a fresh & healthy food range. It’s hard to put Roisin in one box - she is an accountant by profession, a health food entrepreneur, and impressed on screens in Autumn 2014 on the BBC1’s The Apprentice, making it to the Final Five.

Roisin left a promising career in accountancy to take the risk of starting her own food business from scratch. Roisin has now launched her new range HIRO in SuperValus across Ireland. She shares her journey of transitioning from accountant to entrepreneur and how her corporate training prepared her for the food industry and the boardroom with Alan Sugar!

Dr. John Colreavy Senior Development Advisor Enterprise Ireland Dr. John Colreavy is a Senior Development Advisor within Enterprise Ireland’s Primary Meats & FDI Department. He is responsible for a busy portfolio of leading, developing and emerging meat processing companies in Ireland. John has undertaken a wide

range of strategic and developmental scaling projects with companies ranging from small startup enterprises through to scaling medium sized companies and working with large multi-national businesses. His work is focused on driving growth through export gain, leading to significant job creation. Prior to his current role, he has spent more than twenty seven years serving the application and the commercialisation of research from within academia and industry in the UK and Ireland.

Malachy O’Connor Commercial Fresh Foods Director Tesco Malachy O’ Connor is the Fresh Foods Commercial Category Director for Tesco Ireland where he is responsible for the retailer’s fresh foods buying strategy.

He has been with Tesco since April 2014 and has over 18 years’ experience working in retail, having previously held commercial roles in Dunnes Stores, Superquinn, BWG and Aldi. Malachy is passionate about sourcing the best quality fresh foods and his work through the Tesco Taste Bud supplier development programme demonstrates his support for local Irish suppliers.

Malachy holds a 1st Class Hons Degree in Food Science from Queens University Belfast.

Paddy Callaghan Founder and Managing Director Natures Best Paddy Callaghan graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCD. He is the founder and Managing Director of one of Ireland’s food manufacturing success stories - Nature’s Best Ltd. The business is a second generation family owned business and one of the North East’s largest employers.

In 1987 while gainfully employed in a regular engineering career, he started growing beansprouts hydroponically in the garage of the family home. This was the incubator and springboard for what has grown to be Nature’s Best Ltd. His company produces a broad range of chilled convenience Private Label products for major supermarket chains.

Paddy pioneered the production and growth of produce based chilled convenience foods and washed leafy salads in Ireland and today the company employs ~ 280 people operating from a state of the art purpose built state-of-the art factory in Drogheda.

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Speakers Craft Beer & Spirits Workshop Speakers - Sponsored By Rabobank Fergal Murray Former Master Brewer Diageo Fergal Murray’s career as the Guinness Master Brewer has been extraordinary. It has taken him across the globe and secured his reputation as a leader in the brewing industry. His contribution had a significant impact on the growth of the guinness brand across multiple platforms.

There is no real comparison in the world of brewing to the experience of learning the science, art and craft of brewing, which has been handed down over the generations, at St James’s Gate Brewery.

Fergal as a custodian of the immense brewing knowledge and craft brought these skills to his role as Guinness Global Brand Ambassador to drive growth in the Guinness brand.

As an established brewing expert across the Guinness brewing organisation, Fergal was immersed in many different roles to advance, improve and enhance the organisation’s brewing capability and beer quality. This global brewing expertise positioned Fergal uniquely to create the role of the Guinness Global Brand Ambassador.

His reputation soon grew as he was identified as an integral part of the global brand growth strategy across the world. He became the “face of the Guinness brand” where his authenticity, personality and passion significantly contributed to the success of the global marketing and PR strategy.

Seamus O’Hara Director Carlow Brewing Company Seamus is the Director of the Carlow Brewing Company.

After seeing the wider range of beers available in bars in the United States and Continental Europe, Seamus O’Hara established the Carlow Brewing Company in 1996 along with his brother Eamonn.

Carlow Brewing Company is located in Muine Bheag, County Carlow. It is one of the largest craft breweries in Ireland and today it produces a range of craft beers – available throughout Ireland and several export markets.

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Aidan Murphy Head Brewer and Co-founder Galway Hooker Aidan Murphy is the head brewer and co-founder of Galway Hooker Brewery. He has been working in the brewing industry for the last 13 years and holds a M.Sc. degree in Brewing and Distilling and a M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology.

Galway Hooker was established in 2006 and Aidan has spearheaded the company’s growth over that period into one of Ireland’s leading craft breweries.

Galway Hooker expanded into a new state of the art brewery last year and is now developing its next growth phase through targeted export markets.

Oliver Hughes Porterhouse Brewing Company & Dingle Distillery After obtaining a law degree from the University of Hertfordshire and discovering a love for local ales and breweries, Oliver moved back to Ireland to open Hartey’s Brewery with his cousin Liam LaHart. In the meantime Oliver had gone back to study law at Kings Inns where he practised as a criminal barrister from 1989 to 1999. In 1989 opened their first pub in Bray then in 1996 their second pub in Temple Bar, 2000 opened Porterhouse Covent Garden, 2003 The Porterhouse North and in 2004 purchased Judge Roy Beans – now Porterhouse Central and Lillies Bordello.

In 2006 the Porterhouse became invloved in Spanish Tapas Bars and opened the Port House, 2008 Bar Pintxo, 2010 Ibericos and the Port House Douro in 2014.

In 2011 they opened The Porterhouse New York in Manhattan’s oldest tavern, Fraunces Tavern.

The Porterhouse Brewery produces approximately 17 million pints per annum. Now distributing in bottle and draught to North America, Scandinavia, Spain and Italy.

In 2012 The Dingle Whiskey Distillery, the first purpose built distillery for whiskey was opened in Ireland for over 200 years.

Jonathan McDade ABFI, IBA

Jonathan is a Senior Executive at the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland and is responsible for managing the Irish Brewers Association. Jonathan

has ten years of experience working on a variety of communications and public affairs roles including four years at Murray Consultants.

Specialising in public affairs campaigns, he has worked on a number of high profile projects and he has also worked for a wide range of corporate clients.

Jonathan’s political experience includes work as Senior Press Officer for the Ireland for Europe Lisbon treaty referendum campaign in 2009 and prior to that he was a Parliamentary Assistant for Ruairi Quinn, TD. Alex Mountcharles Managing Director Slane Distillery Cultivated his interest in whiskey during an EOP placement with Pernod-Ricard in Australia in 2000.

Went on to work in the bioenergy sector in the UK and South Africa – the Slane Distillery will be the only distillery in Ireland to include an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant.

Returned to Ireland in 2008 and launched an Irish whiskey enterprise, sourcing product from the Cooley Distillery and selling it under the Slane Castle brand.

Began developing plans for a distillery at Slane in 2012 in order to secure product supply and use on farm resources of barley production and water from the River Boyne.

Secured the backing and long-term partnership of Brown-Forman, owners of Jack Daniels, in June 2015 and the Slane Distillery is due to commence production at the end of 2016.

Pat Rigney The Shed

Irish serial entrepreneur PJ Rigney is no stranger to the spirits industry. He was a co-founder of Boru vodka through the Roaring Water Bay Spirits Company. It later merged with Great Spirits to form Castle Brands, which was valued at $108 million at the time of its IPO in 2005. Rigney’s holding was valued at $3.2 million at the time.

He also previously worked for Baileys Irish Cream during the 1990s, handling the Americas and Australasia export markets, and later founded Sheridan’s liqueur, which sells more than 300,000 cases a year.

Mr Rigney is also hoping that “The Shed” will become

Speakers a hub for tourism in Drumshanbo, attracting visitors to witness the skill of handcrafted distillation.

Stuart McNamara Owner – Editor IrishWhiskey.Com Stuart is a well known Irish Whiskey writer and aficionado who grew up near Kinsale in West Cork.

This may explain his passion for excellence in Irish Food and Drink and also his love of all things connected to the sea.

His early influencers were Keith Floyd and also Derek Davis who he worked with on the Out of the Blue TV series.

As Owner – Editor of IrishWhiskey.Com , IrishWhiskey.Fr and a new Irish Whiskey Tourism site DublinWhiskeyTrail.ie Stuart is passionate in his promotion and support of the international renaissance in Irish whiskey and even more passionate about supporting quality and innovation in the Irish Whiskey sector.

Pat Cooney Boann Distillery

The Boann Distillery and Boyne Brewhouse are the realisation of a long held ambition of the Cooney family who have a long tradition in the Irish drinks industry.

Pat Cooney built the Gleeson Group to be a major player in the Irish manufacturing and wholesale drinks business over the last 40 years with €300 million turnover and employment of 750 people.

Pat is a native of Drogheda and is a qualified accountant.

Seamus McMahon Brehon Breweries

Seamus McMahon set up the Brehon Brewhouse in 2014, out the back of a working dairy farm in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. Seamus is now in fifty pubs locally, across Louth, Cavan, Monaghan and Armagh.

Seamus’ aim is to create distinct beers that are brewed with care and affection.

Food Technical Workshop Speakers Denis Coll Lennox Pump & Process

With over 25 years direct experience in positive displacement pump technology and associated processes, Denis Coll brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the area of process pumping in the food and beverage sector. In his position as business development director at Lennox Pump + Process combined with a top class sales and technical support team operating from company headquarters on the Naas Road in Dublin, Lennox Pump + Process has evolved into one of Ireland’s foremost solutions provider in the area of hygienic process pumping.

Darragh Reynolds Sales & Marketing Codico Distributors Ltd. Darragh is a successful sales & marketing professional with experience in medical device, electrical, plumbing, manufacturing and consumer products.

Darragh holds a Hons Degree in Business Studies with specialization for Marketing Management and a Hons Masters Degree in Business & Management (HRM).

James Costello Owner / Director Label Tech James Costello is the owner and director of award winning self adhesive label printing company Laber Tech. Label Tech designs & manufactures custom labels for all kinds of industries across Ireland & the UK.

M.B.S., M.Sc. & speak fluent Japanese. Undertaking a Diploma in Strategic Growth (Food Sector) at Smurfit Business School.

Michael Carroll Technical Sales Sika Michael has spent many years as a professional sportsperson and is now works in Technical Sales for Sika.

Sika is the worlds largest producer of specialist building chemicals, has a very strong track record in Ireland, dating back to the 1920’s when Sika 1 waterproofer was used to prevent water ingress in the Shannon Dam Scheme, The Liffey Tunnel and the Currency Commission in Dublin.

Sika Ireland supplies a complete range of innovative products for problem solving in all aspects of building construction and refurbishment.

Gene Leonard Co-Founder and Managing Partner LBS Partners Gene Leonard is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of LBSPartners (formerly Lean Business Systems). He specialises in Lean Policy Deployment, Leadership Development and Lean Programme Design.

As a thought-leader in the Lean sector, Gene develops professional services and training programmes for national and international clients and supports continuous professional education of consultants and trainers. Gene also manages all LBSPartners’ strategic alliances with like-minded companies interested in the propagation of operational excellence in Ireland.

Andrew Clarke Marketing Professional Certification Europe Ltd Andrew is a marketing professional with experience in direct selling environments and proven capabilities across digital, direct and web marketing.

Andrew has experience in strategic market analysis & developing / executing ROI based marketing initiatives to meet key deliverables.

Andrew has demonstrated intercultural communication & negotiation skills & appreciation of differing dynamics in international markets. Andrew has also eveloped & drove successful FMCG foreign market entries. Andrew has completed B.Comm.,

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Speakers

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Food Safety & Innovation Speakers

Prof. Brian McKenna University College Dublin (UCD)

Jens Bleiel Food for Health Ireland Prof. Brian McKenna Emeritus Professor of Food Science, UCD Jens Bleiel became the Chief Executive Officer for Food for Health Ireland in August 2009. Jens is a business economist by training. His past assigments have brought him from Germany (his home country) to the Netherlands and Argentina.

After five years at a management consultancy in Germany, he joined Dutch company Numico where he held several management and executive functions in the baby food branch of the company (Cow&Gate, amongst other brands).

After 10 years in this business with the nicest customers of the world – babies – Jens Bleiel joined Dutch multinational DSM, world.

Jim Fitzsimons Riverwest Management

Jim Fitzsimons is current President of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors, the representative body for the consultancy sector in Ireland.

Jim has worked in written and broadcast journalism, and held research, technical, marketing, sales and general management roles in food and agribusiness firms in Ireland, UK and all over the World.

He runs an international consultancy, Riverwest Management based in Wicklow with an office in Winnipeg, Canada.

For the past 17 years, he has worked primarily in enabling SME’s to do funded research in universities and colleges across the Island and mentors food and agribusiness companies with Local Enterprise Offices as well as the Fusion, Elevate and Acumen Programs of InterTradeIreland.

He develops funding proposals for firms in the startup, bio-tech, food, regional development and energy sectors in the UK and Ireland.

He has degrees in Agriculture and Animal Science from UCD and is a Certified Management Consultant.

He has helped Irish and overseas companies to access funds for research and expansion from Enterprise Ireland, IDA, Intertrade Ireland, InvestNI, Innovate UK and Horizon2020 to name but a few.

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Career • Research Engineer, National Dairy Research Centre, – 1969 • Lecturer in Agricultural & Food Engineering, UCD, 1969-1989 • Professor of Food Science and Chairman of Department of Food Science, 1989-2008 • Dean of Postgraduate & Interdisciplinary Studies, UCD, 1995-2000 • Vice President of UCD for Academic Planning & Development, 2000-2003 • Vice President of UCD and Principal, College of Life Sciences, 2003-2008 • Retired to concentrate on food consultancy in 2008. Currently consulting on process technology and scientific appointments with several companies.

• Co-ordinator, European Technology Platform Food for Life, 2010-2015 In food safety needs, the small companies move closer to the needs expressed by large manufacturers, namely, how to ensure increased shelf life and the problems arising from a lack of rapid analytical methods for food safety and allergen management.

Dr Fiona Lalor Regulatory and Consumer Insights Manager - Food for Health Ireland (FHI) Dr Fiona Lalor is the Regulatory and Consumer Insights Manager for FHI. Having completed an MSc in Human Nutrition from the University of Aberdeen, she began her career at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

She then moved to Food and Drink Industry Ireland in IBEC where she was the Regulatory Affairs Manager.

In this position, Fiona represented the food industry to government agencies, particularly in terms of food safety, food labelling and food additive legislation.

Fiona then took up a research position in University College Dublin and in 2010 completed her PhD in Food Regulatory Affairs under the supervision of Prof Patrick Wall (Professor of Public Health, UCD). Fiona also acts as an expert witness and consultant to the food and drinks industry.

Denis O’Brien Director of Standards and Solutions GS1 Denis O’Brien joined GS1 in Spring 2012, bringing with him a wealth of industry experience in IT systems, traceability solutions and GS1 Standards implementation. Denis has immense expertise in the use of GS1 standards to enable supply chain visibility and business automation and has worked alongside GS1 for over 15 years.

Denis was the key developer of the Kepak-Musgrave Beef Traceability System in 2005. In his role as Director of Standards and Solutions Denis heads upGS1 Ireland’s professional services team, leading the design, specification and implementation of GS1 standards-based solutions for both private and public sector organisations across many industry sectors including retail, food manufacturing, healthcare and transport & logistics.

Declan Troy Assistant Director of Research Teagasc Declan Troy is the Assistant Director of Research, Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority with special responsibility for science based knowledge transfer to the food sector. He is a Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry and completed his post graduate studies at University College Dublin in 1986. Later Troy became Head of the Meat Science Department in The National Food Centre, Dublin. During this time he has published over 100 scientific peer reviewed publications, book chapters and scientific articles, mainly in the area of food quality.

He has coordinated numerous EU meat science projects and is currently coordinating ProSafeBeef, a €20 million project with 41 transnational partners aimed at advancing beef safety and quality through research and innovation. Declan also holds the post of Vice President of the Institute of Food Science and Technology in Ireland and is Chairman of the IUFoST 2014 Scientific Committee.

Ashley Sage Senior Manager AB Sciex Ashley Sage PhD is Sr. Manager for the EMEA Food & Environmental Business at SCIEX. Ashley has over 20 years of technical and commercial experience in the analytical science industry, primarily focussed on the life science sector.

Speakers As a global leader on mass spectrometry technologies, SCIEX continues to develop innovative solutions to ensure food safety and food quality and Ashley manages the technical and commercial development of the products & solutions.

Dr Wayne Anderson Director of the Food Science & Standards Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) Dr Wayne Anderson joined the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in 1999 as Chief Specialist: Food Science, after 11 years service in the food industry, ten of which were with Unilever.

Dr Anderson is now Director of the Food Science and Standards Division.

This Division develops and advises on best practice guides for the industry, co-ordinates the national HACCP strategy and conducts food safety risk assessment. Dr. Anderson created the FSAI Retail Forum and Food Service Forum and chairs the Artisan Forum.

These fora act as platforms for specific industry sectors to access the FSAI. Dr Anderson has published papers in the areas of food preservation systems, predictive microbiology and risk communication.

He holds a primary degree in biochemistry and a PhD in predictive microbiology. He is a member of the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods, a fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology, Ireland and a fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology, UK. Maree Gallagher Maree Gallagher Associates (MGA)

With offices in Dublin and Brussels, Maree Gallagher has been advising the Food and Drink sector on compliance with EU and Irish food law for over 20 years. Her practice spans the breadth of food law covering everything from primary production, labelling, food safety, product composition and classifications through to retail and catering.

Regarded as one of Europe’s most experienced food lawyers, Maree has particular expertise in crisis management and product recall and has successfully managed many significant product issues for Irish and international clients.

She was recently described by a client as the Red Adair of the food industry!

Niall Rooney Partner with FP Logue Solicitors

Free from Workshop Speakers Sarah Keogh- Eatwell Early Feeding Clinic, Dublin

Niall Rooney is a solicitor specialising in intellectual property law, working with domestic and international clients in sectors including technology, media, healthcare, retail, food and drink. Niall is a partner with FP Logue Solicitors.

Arran Dowling Hussey Editor, Construction, Engineering & Energy Law Journal of Ireland Arran is a Barrister-at-law, adjudicator, arbitrator and mediator. He co-wrote Arbitration Law (Round Hall, Dublin 2008) which is being revised and the 2nd edition will issue later in 2014. From 2013 he has served on the Board of Management of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London. He is a Door Tenant at Temple Court Chambers in London. Since 2004 he has been a part time law lecturer, tutor or guest lecturer for a number of institutions including Dublin City University, Law Society of Ireland, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Dublin Institute of Technology and the University of Limerick. He has taught 380 hours at third level since 2004. Arran is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of a number of domestic and international arbitral panels.

Keith Thornhill Siemens

Sarah Keogh, MSc., BSc., MINDI has a degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Trinity College and a Masters in European Food Regulation. She runs a food and nutrition consultancy giving one-to-one advice on nutrition and diet as well as working with some of Irelands leading food companies.

Sarah recently launched the Early Feeding Clinic in Dublin which looks at nutrition from pre-conception, through pregnancy and into early childhood. Sarah writes for Easyparenting and Maternity & Infant magazines and is a regular on TV and Radio.

Sarah is an outstanding speaker on nutrition and specialises in bringing nutrition to life through practical, informative and lively nutrition sessions.

Ruth Charles NutriKids

Ruth is a qualified Dietitian and member of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute since 1992.

Ruth became a registered Dietitian with Coru in February 2015. Ruth has experience treating a broad range of childhood conditions with dietary therapy. Significant experience with Food Allergy & Intolerance, Growth Faltering & Food Aversion, Childhood Obesity and Dietary deficiencies

Siemens, the leading global engineering and technology services company, has been active in the United Kingdom & Ireland for over 170 years and is the world’s leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly automation and drive technology, industry software and technology-based services for the food & beverage industry.

Appointed by the Minister for Health to the Dietitian’s Registration Board at Coru in February 2013.

Siemens comprehensive portfolio covers the entire industrial value chain, from product design, engineering and production to services Siemens’ innovated products, solutions and services help to use energy, water and resources more efficiently, implement recipe modifications quickly and flexibly, save quality controls and quality assurance be successfully implemented worldwide across different locations, implement seamless product traceability and ensure maintenance and repairs.

Michael Steele, Sales Director at Roomex.com, has almost 20 years’ experience in the online travel sector. With Roomex, Michael works with over 300 corporates to save time and money on their workrelated hotel spend.

Siemens works within the world’s leading food manufactures on ensuring improved productivity, food safety and consistent availability of products for customers.

Michael Steele Sales Director Roomex.com

Michael has overseen the recent launch of the service in the UK which has seen Roomex become the preferred hotel booking partner of some of the biggest names in British business. The no cost and no contract model offered by Roomex has proven as attractive to UK companies as it has to leading Irish companies such as Musgrave, Laya Healthcare, Sisk, Compass, Cuisine de France, Ornua and Dairygold.

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Exhibitors COLD MOVE WWW.COLDMOVE.IE

AVIVA STADIUM September 16th 2015

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Cold Move is one of Ireland’s leading supply-chain management company’s and has become a dominant player within the temperature controlled market place since its inception in 2005.

With offices in Dublin and Galway we handle a wide portfolio of blue chip clients involved in grocery brand ownership, frozen & chilled manufacturing, foodservice distribution and retail operations. They are a dynamic, innovative and privately owned company who continuously invest in our people, clients and business.

Our company provides an all-Ireland supply-chain infrastructurewhich covers all key trade channels within the Retail Multiples, Wholesale, Cash & Carry, Convenience, Independent and Foodservice sector.

In addition they offer extensive coverage with both chilled and frozen delivery lanes to all sectors. www.coldmove.ie KUEHNE + NAGEL WWW.KUEHNE-NAGEL.COM

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Kuehne + Nagel Ireland Limited – The Global Logistics Network Kuehne + Nagel Ireland Limited is a market leader in Seafreight, Overland, Airfreight and Contract Logistics services to the Irish and Global Food & Drink sector.

Kuehne + Nagel’s KN FreshChain supports temperature controlled shipments by Sea, Overland and Airfreight.

Seafreight: • #1 global seafreight forwarder • Dairy, Meat and Seafood exports • Dedicated Refrigerated Transport team • Drinks Exports & Imports, including dedicated Wine imports • Bulk Tank movements • LCL services Airfreight: • # 2 global air cargo forwarder • Ambient and Temperature Controlled shipments for the Agri-Food & Drink sector • Packaging solutions for exports and imports • Seafood, Beverage, Fruit & Vegetable handling experts Contract Logistics & Integrated Logistics: • # 1 global lead logistics provider

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• # 2 global contract logistics provider • Warehouses in Dublin, Cork and Shannon Overland: • European Top 3 provider • Daily departures to/ from all European major cities • Ambient and Temperature Controlled FTL, LTL and Groupage Services • Machinery & parts handling experts

servicing mainland Europe. The Company operates 70 trucks, and employees 100 highly trained and motivated staff and was awarded the Fleet Transport Irish Haulier of the year 2015. O’ Toole Transport Ltd, offers its customers a unique BRC approved premium logistics service which is customised to suit the specific requirements of all our Customers. www.otooletransport.com

www.kuehne-nagel.com

ENPROVA (RETROFIT ENERGY IRELAND LTD.) WWW.ENPROVA.IE

RABOBANK WWW.RABOBANK.COM

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Who We Are Rabobank Ireland plc is a full range international financial services provider operating in Ireland since 1994.

Our offering consists primarily of Corporate Banking and Global Client Solutions focusing on the food, agribusiness and beverage (F&A) sectors in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Our indepth knowledge of F&A, with access to over 80 research analysts globally, gives Rabobank a greater understanding of the needs and opportunities in the Irish and global F&A markets.

We are the leading bank in the Irish F&A sector, and offer a wide range of products and services. Some of what we offer: • Term debt • Working capital facilities • Receivables financing • Merger & Acquisition advisory services • Stock/Commodity Financing • Leasing • Treasury products including deposits, FX hedging, interest rate hedging, energy hedging, soft commodity hedging • Debt Capital Market products including Eurobonds and US Private Placements • Acquisition Finance • Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Finance • Export Credit Finance. www.rabobank.com

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O’TOOLE TRANSPORT WWW.OTOOLETRANSPORT.COM

Aiding and Incentivising Organisations to Achieve Energy Savings As part of the Better Energy Programme the Irish Government has placed an obligation on key energy utilities, fuel importers and named market players to meet specified energy saving targets as part of a multi-annual programme. ENPROVA has been set up by the Irish Petroleum Industry Association (IPIA) to achieve these targets.

In order to meet these obligations we are required to become actively involved in aiding and incentivising organisations to achieve energy savings, and maximise their effect.

Independent Private Company As a private company that do not sell energy products to their clients, we are unique amongst obligated parties in this regard. Therefore we are best placed to progress the relationship between the industry and the obligated party to achieve the best result for both sides. www.enprova.ie EIRECHROM WWW.EIRECHROM.IE WWW.SCIEX.COM

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EireChrom has grown rapidly to become Ireland’s market leader in the highly specialized area of Mass Spectrometry - an advanced separations science technique that has both quantitative & qualitative uses within the Chemical Analysis and Life Science sectors.

Food Quality and Safety Solutions:

O’ Toole Transport Limited was established in 1996 by the O’ Toole family in Moycullen, Co. Galway. The Company has grown to become one of the largest refrigerated transport companies in Ireland, servicing the FMCG sector, with order allocation, cross dock and cold storage facilities in Dublin Port, Galway & Waterford and an International distribution network

Access to safe food and beverages is fundamental for all human life. Farmers, suppliers, food testing labs, manufacturers, regulators, and consumers are all worried about potential food and beverage contamination. But how can you test for food and beverage contamination and quality?

Exhibitors As channel partners for SCIEX, their technology innovations deliver solutions to empower food scientists, producers, regulators, & technologists to test and protect our global food and beverage supply.

• Antibiotic Testing • Chemical Adulterant Analysis • Food Allergens • Food Fraud Analysis • Ingredient Analysis • Mycotoxin & Natural Toxin Testing • Packaging & Food Contact Substance Analysis • Pesticide Testing • Unknown Contaminant Screening • Vitamin Nutritional Analysis www.eirechrom.ie www.sciex.com LBSPARTNERS WWW.LBSPARTNERS.IE

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LBSPartners, formally known as Lean Business Systems, is a coaching-based business improvement consultancy with unrivalled experience in Lean training, implementation and management. We provide training and consulting support through a hands-on, knowledge-based and result driven approach. By employing Lean methodologies and best practices honed from our collective experience, we help companies align their people development and process improvement with their organisation’s purpose.

Our programmes are customised to meet each clients’ individual needs, to uniquely identify value-adding opportunities to achieve business excellence. For more information see www.lbspartners.ie www.lbspartners.ie

Stand CODICO DISTRIBUTORS 30 WWW.CODICO-DISTRIBUTORS.COM Established in 1988, Codico, a family owned company, was set up to exclusively market Domino Printing’s continuous ink jet and drop on demand printers, to the packaging and manufacturing industries in Ireland.

Codico have developed over 27 years of expertise in coding and marking with deep knowledge within many markets including food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, commercial printing and graphics, construction, among others.

Today, the demand for printing variable information at high speed, has become a major issue as companies strived for faster production lines for their products.

Together with new track and trace technology, batch product information using serialised codes, barcodes and 2D barcodes, and the emergence of international product identification regulations and legislation, has heightened the demand for integrated line coding and marking solutions.

Printer technologies offered by Codico include: Continuous Ink Jet, Laser (Fibre & Co2), Thermal Ink Jet, Thermal Transfer Overprint, Case Coding, Print & Apply and Digital Printing. www.codico-distributors.com.

CALOR GAS WWW.CALORGAS.IE.

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position and handheld, vision inspection systems for quality assurance from Cognex, RFID technology solutions and mobile cart solutions for mobile full screen applications in your operations. www.visionid.ie LABEL TECH WWW.LABELTECH.IE

Calor Gas – Understanding customer’s needs and providing solutions.

Established in 1937, Calor has been delivering innovative energy solutions in Ireland for over 75 years. Calor is part of SHV Energy, the largest distributor of LPG worldwide, fuelling businesses, vehicles and homes in more than 27 countries.

LPG stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas – a very versatile, portable and manageable fuel which is easily stored and delivered in cylinder and bulk tank form, and as it produces far lower carbon emissions than oil, coal, peat and even electricity, it is one of the cleanest conventional fuels available.

As the leading provider of LPG to the Irish market, Calor understands that businesses are looking for the most economical and efficient energy solution available.

Calor LPG offers significant advantages for businesses in the food and beverage sector due to its cleaner burning and environmentally sustainable credentials.

For further information or to speak to a Calor Energy advisor contact our Calor contact centre on 1850 812 450 (ROI) / 028 9045 5588 (NI) or visit www.calorgas.ie.

VISION ID WWW.VISIONID.IE

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VisionID, founded in 2000 has grown over the past 13 years to be one of the most successful automated identification and data capture companies in Ireland.

Serving a broad spectrum of verticals such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, transport and Pharmaceutical, VisionID offers tailored solutions to streamline processes, increase efficiency and optimize operations reducing operational costs, production time and waste.

Our key solutions cover: Enterprise Mobility with products such as rugged handheld computers and tablets, enterprise WLAN and software solutions such as mobile device management.

Trace and Trace Technologies for which we offer barcode label printing solutions from desktop and mobile to industrial, barcode scanning both fixed

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Label Tech is an award winning independent company that has been producing labels in Ireland since 1992.

Label Tech offer affordable label solutions to the food and beverage industries in almost any shape, design and finish our customers can imagine. Big name brands and small independent businesses depend on the expertise, professionalism and friendly reliable service we provide every day. Label Tech work hard to maintain the high standards and consistency that have brought them success; winning National SelfAdhesive Label Printer of the Year 2014 and gaining international accreditations such as BRC and ISO 9001:2008 certification. www.labeltech.ie ROOMEX WWW.ROOMEX.COM

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For over ten years Roomex has helped companies in all industries to save time and money on the cost of booking hotels.

Roomex for Business is an innovative hotel booking system designed especially for corporate travel. It does everything that a standard hotel booking portal does – such as booking hotels from our selection of 350,000 worldwide – but because it is tailored for corporate use it does much more. Roomex is an Irish owned company with over 300 clients, including Central Bank of Ireland, Dairygold, Irish Dairy Board, Kepak, Laya Healthcare, Musgrave Group, Sisk Group and Topaz.

Roomex for Business is a free service – there is no cost or contract involved nor any ongoing fees. Our clients saved on average 24% on hotel costs over the last 12 months, by using a personalised booking portal which provides access to restricted corporate hotel rates that are not visible on our public site.

However, for many companies it is the time saving and reporting that are deemed to be of most value.

Our service offers complete visibility on your hotel spend by department, project or person. We have more information and a good 2 minute introductory video on www.roomex.com/business www.roomex.com

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Exhibitors SIKA IRELAND WWW.IRL.SIKA.COM

AVIVA STADIUM September 16th 2015

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Sika the worlds largest producer of specialist building chemicals has a very strong track record in Ireland, dating back to the 1920’s when Sika 1 waterproofer was used to prevent water ingress in the Shannon Dam Scheme, The Liffey Tunnel and the Currency Commission in Dublin.

A detailed specification writing and method statement service is available on our full range of products from Roofing, Concrete Repair through to Industrial Flooring, Bund Linings, Corrosion Protection and Hygienic Coatings. www.irl.sika.com LENNOX PUMP + PROCESS WWW.LENNOXPUMPS.IE

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Lennox Pump + Process is Irelands leading industry partner for technically proven and innovative solutions associated with the pumping of shear sensitive, delicate and difficult to handle food, dairy and beverage products.

as our innovative approach to creating efficiencies and savings for customers has allowed us to continue to significantly grow our business over recent years.

This commitment to servicing our customers was recognized in 2006 and again in 2015 when IWT were awarded ‘Logistics Company of the Year’. We were also one of 3 nominees in 2007 2009 and once again in 2015. www.iwt-irl.com

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CERTIFICATION EUROPE CERTIFICATIONEUROPE.COM

Founded in 1999, Certification Europe is an accredited certification body which provides International Organization for Standardization (ISO) management system certification and other management standards to organisations globally. We also provide a variety of inspection services to clients throughout Ireland.

We perform more than eight thousand assessments on an annual basis across our client community, which includes micro-enterprises as well as multinationals, Government Departments and State Bodies.

facilitate the simplification, and often the automation of procedures and processes. For more information please contact us at sales@herbst.ie or visit www. herbstsoftware.com

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CAFFREY INTERNATIONAL WWW.CAFFREYINTERNATIONAL.COM

At Caffrey International we provide secure and efficient Transport and Logistics solutions throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe. We operate a Temperature Controlled and Ambient groupage service between Ireland and the UK daily.

We also offer Chilled and Ambient Warehousing at our base in Ashbourne, Co. Meath.

We provide specialist services in the following industries: • Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences • Air-Freight • Temperature Controlled Freight & FMCG • Hazardous Cargo(ADR) • High Value Goods What differentiates us from our competitors:

Certification and Training Services The certification process of management systems according to international standards is our Company’s core business.

• ISO9001:2008 Certified • Controlled Procedures & Documentation • Temperature Monitoring Procedures in place • Deviation Alerts via SMS/Email/Notification • Live Remote Temperature Tracking Driver Trained to the highest standards:

Our objective is to reduce your life cycle costs, minimise your downtime and ultimately improve your end product, allowing you to concentrate on your core business.

We can certify organisations to international standard related to Quality (ISO 9001), Environmental (ISO 14001), Health & Safety (OHSAS 18001), Energy (ISO 50001), Sustainable Event Management (ISO 20121), Business Continuity (ISO 22301), IT Service (ISO 20000) and Information Security Management (ISO 27001), Anti-bribery Management (BS 10500).

www.lennoxpumps.ie

www.certificationeurope.com

In partnership with your key production and quality improvement personnel, Lennox Pump + Process can identify best-fit solutions to optimise the diverse operations in any manufacturing process - from tanker and IBC transfer, bulk handling and ingredient metering, through to batching, recirculation and final product filling.

International Warehousing and Transport

Stand INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSING & TRANSPORT 01 WWW.IWT-IRL.COM

International Warehousing & Transport (IWT), a wholly owned Irish company with offices in Dublin Ballina and Rotterdam is a leading provider of European and global logistics services moving in excess of 1 million tonnes per anum.

Founded in 1981 the company is run by the current Directors following a management buyout of the company in 2003. There is a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the Management team.

Our customer and service focused philosophy as well

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• Aviation Security Trained • GDP Trained • ADR Trained • Driving Style behaviour trained www.caffreyinternational.com SIMPLY DYNAMICS Simply Dynamics WWW.SIMPLYDYNAMICS.IE

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HERBST SOFTWARE WWW.HERBSTSOFTWARE.COM

Herbst Software offers a complete, fully integrated management and accounting solution designed specifically for the food, drink, recycling, manufacturing and distribution industries across Ireland and Northern Ireland. With over 25 years of experience, our business management solution is built to save you money and time by eliminating duplication, simplifying accounts as well as operations and integrating on-site and off-site activities with features that are tailored for each individual industry.

Empower office workers with instant access to relevant details, with specialised tools that can

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About Simply Dynamics provide a comprehensive range of business solutions to small and medium-sized manufacturing, distribution and service businesses.

Our core business solution is Microsoft Dynamics NAV – a business management system with over 1 million users worldwide.

Our Experience with Food & Beverage We have implemented Dynamics NAV throughout Ireland and the UK, including in f&b businesses such as : • Meat Processing : Liffey Meats • Food Producers: Oliver Carty • Bakery Products Manufacturing:

Exhibitors Cuisine Royale • Packaged Cereal: Flahavans Porridge • Animal Feed Production: Devenish Nutrition • Food Distribution: Pallas Foods • Beverage: Molloys Liquor Stores

and operational costs) • Concurrent Engineering with cross functional teams • Network of partnerships and associates to access best practice.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

adi has a vested interest in best practice development because adi “lives” with the consequences.

Since 1984, Dynamics NAV has helped businesses do more with less in their market through the use of it’s agile, integrated business system.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a flexible solution that works with and like the Microsoft Office software you already use every day. With an unrivalled multi-billion dollar annual investment it can be deployed on your server or ‘in the cloud’, Dynamics NAV is a scalable system that can keep pace with continual change.

For more details visit: www.simplydynamics.ie ANNERTECH WWW.ANNERTECH.COM

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Annertech helps organisations to achieve online success.

Want your business to be as successful online as it is offline? So do we.

We are a Dublin-based web development consultancy with a focus on facilitating very generous returns on investment for our clients by architecting, designing, building, and maintaining large content management systems and web applications. As Ireland’s leaders in developing bespoke, open source solutions, we have a portfolio of clients spanning the government, thirdlevel, non-profit, and corporate sectors.

We help some of the most recognised household names in Ireland to get where they need to be, such as Glanbia, Dublin Institute of Technology, Local Government Management Agency, and Oxfam Ireland.

You can read more about Annertech, our products, and our clients at www.annertech.com.

Get started on the road to online success by calling us today on 01 524 0312 or email hello@annertech.com.

ADI IRELAND WWW.ADIIRELAND.IE

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adi is a long term partner that realize that a deep understanding of the customer business is key to providing value and innovative solutions.

Key Services • Project Management • Electrical Engineering • Electrical Installations • Facilities Management • Control Systems Integration • Building Services • Maintenance Programs • Electrical Inspection and Testing • Support Contracts

• Understand all the requirements and “Do it right first time” with One Stop Shop approach • Total Life Cycle Philosophy (Optimize both capital

AIB Commercial Finance Limited provides a simple, convenient and cost effective cashflow solution through Invoice Finance. Invoice Finance is a totally confidential facility, enabling you to instantly turn domestic/export sales invoices into cash.

Their unrivalled team of Invoice Finance specialists are passionate about supporting their customers and they will work in partnership with you to help you realise your business’s potential.

AIB Commercial Finance Limited is committed to supporting your business, and supporting your growth.

For more information please visit: business.aib.ie/ products/finance-and-loans/invoice-finance

For more information please visit www.adiireland.ie or call +353 (0) 1 866 5050

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INTERTRADEIRELAND WWW.INTERTRADEIRELAND.COM

In a challenging commercial world, business energy makes all the difference. InterTradeIreland can provide businesses with that energy, through a strong mix of business intelligence, meaningful contacts and funding support.

To date over 25,000 small businesses have been supported by InterTradeIreland to identify and develop all-island trade and innovation opportunities.

InterTradeIreland helps small businesses capitalise on the extraordinary possibilities that exist right here on the island of Ireland, where cross-border trade exceeds £2bn/ €2.8bn annually.

We are a small organisation making a big difference. To date: • 25,000 SMEs have benefited from our cross-border information • 6,000 have taken part in our all-island programmes • £700M worth of trade and business development generated • 3,000 new jobs created Visit www.intertradeireland.com to see how we can help energise your business.

Total Engineered Solutions adi are Operations and Maintenance Practitioners:

put pressure on cashflows and can ultimately impact on your business’s ability to grow.

AIB COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED WWW.BUSINESS.AIB.IE

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Managing working capital is always a significant business challenge. The invoice collection cycle can

SIEMENS WWW.SIEMENS.COM

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For more than 165 years, the name Siemens has been synonymous with internationality and worldwide presence.

Today, Siemens is active in around 190 regions, occupying leading market and technology positions worldwide with its business activities in the Energy, Healthcare, Industry, and Infrastructure & Cities Divisions.

Our innovations answer the world’s toughest questions. A steadily growing demand for energy, increasing water consumption, and the ever-greater need for high-quality, affordable healthcare are all issues that are shaping our world – and that are especially apparent in cities. As an integrated technology company, we offer a wide range of futureoriented solutions to meet these challenges.

Plesase visit: www.siemens.com

EazySafe

EAZYSAFE WWW.EAZYSAFE.COM

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EazySafe are a market leader in online environmental, health & safety training and cloud-based learning management software.

We have a comprehensive library of online courses that are written by our resident environment, health & safety experts and can easily be tailored to meet your needs.

We strive to make all aspects of our technology easy to use and our course content easy to understand.

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Exhibitors

AVIVA STADIUM September 16th 2015

We believe that safety training shouldn’t be dull and boring, instead it should be a fun, engaging and memorable experience.

an alternative source of mutli currency funding to businesses in Sweden, Poland, Belgium, Germany, China, Singapore, the US, Jamaica and the UK.

All of our content experts are FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council) approved and have learning and development qualifications.

www.invoicefair.com

They are accredited by FAS and are members of NISO (The National Irish Safety Organisation) and IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health), Europe’s leading body for health and safety professionals.

For more information please visit: www.eazysafe.com AIS LTD WWW.AISLTD.IE

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AIS Ltd supply, install and maintain Automatic Labelling, Machine Vision, Barcode scanning/ verification and RFID systems to a number of industries, including the food and beverage sector.

Established in 1998, we are a 100% Irish owned company.

We work with leading manufacturers such as Herma and ALTech for automatic labelling systems, Datalogic for machine vision and scanning solutions, Zebra for label printers and LVS for label inspection and barcode verification.

AIS is already a trusted supplier to a large number of companies in the food & beverage industry including Bewleys, Blenders, Bulmers, Coca-Cola, Dew Valley Foods, Diageo, Glanbia, Kelkin Ltd, Kerry Ingredients, Keogh’s Crisps, Kepak Group, Lynas Foodservice, Rye Valley Foods and Slaney Meats.

For more details please visit www.aisltd.ie or email info@aisltd.ie or phone (01) 6205742.

INVOICEFAIR WWW.INVOICEFAIR.COM

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InvoiceFair is Ireland’s leading alternative working capital finance source for progressive exporters. Our on line marketplace provides an innovative working capital finance solution by enabling companies to sell single invoices to professional investors at a competitive cost without any requirements for personal guarantees or collateral.

Access to cash within 24 hours without any bureaucracy provides much needed certainty of funding, accelerates growth and helps build a solid trading record to achieve future scale.

Based in Dublin our team works with a portfolio of clients across all sectors and has already provided

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LOGISKILLS GROUP WWW.LOGISKILLS.COM

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The Logiskills Group is a multi award winning staffing specialist dedicated exclusively to the sourcing and retention of the best available talent within the Supply Chain Sector. We utilize an extensive bespoke database, innovative target marketing and a wealth of industry contacts to source the best available talent within the market. We understand the industry and its unique requirements. We are continually aware of who and where the best available talent is in the market.

All of this means that we can provide you with these candidates, quicker and more effectively than any other generalist agency. www.logiskills.com ELLICKSON ENGINEERING WWW.ELLICKSON.IE

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Ellickson Engineering are a Waterford based Engineering Company that provides innovative solutions to a broad range of market sectors, and are market leaders for commercial and industrial doors, loading bays and lift solutions. Every year we complete projects from pre-planning design through to manufacturing, installation and handover. Our culture is to provide commercially and economically sustainable solutions for our many clients, and no matter what the challenge, we have the expertise and resources to deliver.

Ellickson Engineering are committed to operating our company under the disciplines and control of a Quality Management System conforming to the International Standards ISO 9001:2008, ISO14001:2004 and OHAS 18001:2007 www.ellickson.ie CREME GLOBAL WWW.CREMEGLOBAL.COM

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Creme Global has a successful track record in software and expert model development, data analysis and management, and large-scale project delivery. We have worldwide data sets on consumer habits, practices

and consumption installed and validated in our regulatory accepted and employed models. Our team of mathematical modellers and software developers has tested and deployed this data in our customized software system to produce a powerful and userfriendly tool for industry and regulators to assess consumer aggregate exposure to multiple substances e.g. contaminants, pathogens, nutrients, fragrances, flavourings and chemicals.

Areas of expertise include:- Food Safety, Microbial Stability & Growth, Nutrition, Fragrances & Flavourings, Cosmetics & Personal Care Products, Crop Protection, GMO and Packaging. www.cremeglobal.com

m pack limited

M PACK LTD WWW.MPACK.IE

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M Pack Ltd is the Exclusive Irish distributor of Markem-Imaje coding and traceability industry solutions, providing sales, service, spare parts and consumables of the world’s largest supplier of online printing equipment to a broad customer base.

Established on a strong technical foundation with a professional approach to business relationships, we wish to achieve industry leadership through a selectively chosen range of superior equipment, backed by: • A dedicated sales and service support team, to manage all your needs.

• A comprehensive technical service, covering installation, training, and onsite repairs.

• Comprehensive service exchange programmes for benefit of all customers.

• Systems integration and network software support. www.mpack.ie IPS WWW.IPSL.IE

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IPS is an award winning services and solutions provider and a leader in the Irish market.

We provide integrated managed print and document management solutions that deliver tangible process benefits to our clients.

As an independent Irish company, over the past 20 years we have been very successful working with a wide variety of companies helping them to reduce

Exhibitors their internal office printing and photocopying costs and also helping them to achieve optimum use of their existing equipment.

We align our solutions platform with emerging technologies and partner with industry leaders in MPS innovation to deliver simplified deployment and ownership of content management solutions.

Today, we conduct business throughout Ireland and have partnered with leading manufacturers, such as Lexmark, Ricoh, Kyocera and Hewlett Packard to bring our clients customized solutions that utilize state-of-the-art technology along with the best-inclass hardware portfolio of printer and intelligent multifunction devices. www.ipsl.ie

ProWinet are experts in the business of Wi-Fi and deliver tailored solutions to Hotels, Cafes, Restaurants and Bars. Therefore, you can assume blanket Wi-Fi coverage everywhere.

PR; Events; Training & Mentoring. Clients include SonyFood.ie, BWG, Cooks Academy, Natures Best, Flogas, HiRo, Bord Bia, Costello’s Brewing, Just-Eat. ie & more.

Now use your Wi-Fi to gather details about your customers, understand who they are and how you can deliver your marketing message directly to their phone, tablet or other wireless device to attract them back for more.

Please contact Conor Lynch on team@digitalfood.ie or phone: +353 1 906 0006. For further information please visit: DigitalFood.ie

ProWinet Slice is FREE to setup and install and costs just €49/mth to operate.

For more info please visit: www.prowinet.com

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BORD BIA WWW.BORDBIA.IE

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Bord Bia/Irish Food Board was established by an act of the Irish parliament (the Dail) and came into being on the first of December 1994. It brought together the former CBF (Coras Beostoic agus Feola – the Irish Meat and Livestock Board) and the food promotion activities of the Irish Trade Board, now part of Enterprise Ireland.

Responsibility for the development of the horticultural industry in Ireland, which rested with the former Bord Glas, was integrated into Bord Bia on July 1st, 2004.

Horticulture is divided into two main sectors – the food sector (e.g. fruit and vegetables including mushrooms, potatoes and glasshouse crops) and the amenity sector (e.g. trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs).

They have an extensive and in-depth knowledge of the Irish industry, which we are happy to share. www.bordbia.ie PROWINET WWW.PROWINET.COM

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ProWinet – “Delivering a Good Wi-Fi service to customers is no longer a luxury, it is an absolute necessity”.

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ENERGY AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, are specialists in LED LIGHTING for all Internal and External applications.

We keep excellent direct business cooperation with the leading LED light source suppliers to ensure we produce premium quality product.

Our aim is to surpass our clients requirements and expectations by introducing, where possible new equipment/processes and product ideas.

Our market research teams in the UK, Ireland, Italy and Middle East and our R&D teams in the UK provide the latest industry trends and product industrial design information that keeps us consistently to the forefront of technology in the LED industry. 80% of Energy Automation Systems’ products have applied for design patent, utility model patent and invention patent.

Our engineers are from long standing companies in lighting and specifically LED with more than 10 years experience. Our CEO, Mr. Aidan MacDermott, has 30+ years experience in product development in the electrical/lighting industry.

Our goal is to increase production, allowing greater flexibility and future proofing our clients, by delivering the most cost effective solutions and putting them ahead of the competition.

For general product information please view the appropriate sections here on our site, for specific or bespoke solutions please contact us at info@easisave.ie.

www.pharmafoods.net

www.easisave.ie

Pharmafoods was established in 1995 to supply processing and packaging equipment to food and non-food industrial sectors.

Our philosophy is to supply single pieces of equipment or systems that give our clients a distinct marketing advantage in the most cost effective manner.

The Irish Food Board, is to act as a link between Irish Food, Drink & Horticulture suppliers and existing and potential customers.

Their objective is to develop markets for Irish suppliers and to bring the taste of Irish food to more tables world-wide.

PHARMAFOODS WWW.PHARMAFOODS.NET

ENERGY AUTOMATION SYSTEMS WWW.EASISAVE.IE

DIGITALFOOD.IE WWW.DIGITALFOOD.IE

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Delicious Digital Marketing for Food & Beverage Businesses DigitalFood.ie is a digital marketing agency specially created for food businesses, micro-breweries, boutiques distilleries and coffee roasteries.

Our new services are fresh and delicious like our clients products. We are experts at everything digital and all of our digital campaigns and projects are innovative in terms of strategy, creativity and technology.

Services Digital Strategy; Branding & Design; Website Development; Digital Campaigns; Digital Content; Social Media; Online Advertising; eCommerce; Digital

PPMA WWW.PPMA.CO.UK

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The PPMA is the UK’s trade association for suppliers of processing and packaging machinery to the UK market and represents over 400 member and associate companies. Its principle objective is to promote sales of machinery, both at home and abroad, through various projects and services of mutual benefit to both members and their customers by providing free technical and machinery information and advice.

The choice of packaging machinery for primary & secondary packaging can depend on various situations.

These can include available budget, payback period, integration, associated running costs, machine technology and available floor space. www.ppma.co.uk

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No 01. IWT No 02. PharmaFoods No 03. AIS No 04. Digitalfood.ie No 05. The Logiskills Group No 06. Simply Dynamics No 07. Annertech No 08. ProWinet No 09. AIB Commercial Finance Ltd. No 10. PPMA No 11. Certification Europe Ltd. No 12. Caffrey International No 13. Herbst Software No 14. Label Tech No 15. LBS Partners No 16. Vision ID No 17. O’Toole Transport No 18. Cold Move No 19. Calor Gas

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No 20. Enprova (Retrofit Energy Ireland Ltd.) No 21. EireChrom Ltd. No 22. Sika No 23. Siemens Plc No 24. IPS No 26. Roomex No 27. Lennox Pump & Process (Lennox Laboratory Supplies Ltd) No 28. Intertrade Ireland No 29. EazySafe No 30. Codico Distributors Ltd. No 31. Energy Automation Systems No 32. M Pack Ltd No 34. ADI Ireland No 35. Bord Bia No 36. Ellickson Engineering (Bolster Group) No 37. InvoiceFair TBC Creme Global Conf A* Kuehne + Nagel

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