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On this week's podcast, hear about the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Hotel Awards, how Ireland's been doing on the food and drink export front, what's been happening with Oatly and more. Want more? Read The Week In Food #49 here . Links This Episode Ken On Food The Week In Food (Free newsletter) Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Hotel Awards Finalists Announced Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 Health...

Links this episode Yulefest Kilkenny markets have started Irish Food History: A Companion by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman wins at Irish Book Awards Buy Irish Food History: A Companion on Amazon (aff) Three Irish restaurants added to MICHELIN Guide in November Now Irish recyclers can empty an entire bag of drink containers in seconds: introducing TOMRA R1 Cork’s Coffee Houses Get a...

Links This Episode Christmas markets in Kilkenny Check Kilkenny Chamber’s Instagram account for a full breakdown of winners in all categories Academics, regulators and the Food Industry unite to combat food fraud Ireland to lead new EU project to combat food fraud Investigations & fraud (FSAI) Bord Bia Awarded €3.2 Million for ‘European Dairy – Where Nature Meets Science’ Campaign Wolverine Pa...

Looking to catch up on some of the stories making headlines on the Irish food scene and beyond over the past week? You've come to the right place. As Sunday rolls round again, I've got the 46th helping of Food In 5 Minutes for you, delivering a bite-size news recap of stories from the past seven days that have caught my eye, all served up in five minutes or less-ish. If you missed last week's edit...

Links this episode Check the full list of Irish Food Writing Awards winners here Kilkenny’s Christmas Markets to return as Yulefest kicks off later this month Winterval.ie Download Tourism Policy Framework 2025-2030 Homegrown at Maxol announces 2024 winners Maxol.ie Homegrown details @dublincoffeefest on Instagram Sign up for festival alerts here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

On this week's podcast you can hear about Returning numbers for Savour Kilkenny The Listowel Food Fair Programme This week's Irish Food Writing Awards night The return of Incredible Edibles to Irish primary schools The launch of the 2025 Blasta Books series And you can get much more besides when you subscribe - for free - to The Week In Food on Substack. It's my weekly free newsletter that drops o...

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes you can hear about Carlow Restaurant Week , running Saturday 26 October (it's already started) through Saturday 2 November The shortlist for the Food & Drink Book of the Year as part of this year's An Post Irish Book Awards New organic orchard tours in Kilkenny This past week's Asian Restaurant Awards The Restaurant Association of Ireland's ten-point...

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes , get the latest on The Georgina Campbell Irish Food & Hospitality Awards Food On The Edge - getting underway this Monday Bord Bia's Origin Green programme and the companies awarded gold membership this year Ireland's circular economy recommendations including a potential banning of best before dates on fresh produce School safety programmes from Agr...

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes , you'll hear about The latest enforcement orders issued by the FSAI A new survey from Safefood looking at seasonal food promotions The launch of the Global Hunger Index for 2024 A day of action that's being planned for this Tuesday in Dublin and The Kilkenny Business Awards nominees on the food and hospitality front As always, you can get more by either...

For the 40th edition of Food In 5 Minutes as part of the Ken On Food podcast, you'll be hearing this week about Reaction to Budget 2025 on the hospitality front in Ireland The Blas na hÉireann Awards for 2024 The Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards The Good Food Ireland Awards (it's a busy time for awards!) And the unveiling of the first MICHELIN Keys for Ireland Links this episode Hospi...

On the 39th edition of Food In 5 Minutes you'll hear about The launch of Savour Kilkenny for 2024 How we're doing on the sugar tax front New research on the coffee habits of those of us living in the Leinster region Last calls for the restoration of the 9% VAT rate before Wednesday's budget reveal The timings for Blas na hÉireann this coming Friday Links this episode... SavourKilkenny.com KenOnFoo...

On this week's Food In 5 Minutes, part of the Ken On Food podcast series, you can hear about The launch of Agri Aware's new Come Farm With Me series for primary schools Belfast Restaurant Week A looming crisis in the hospitality sector Peanut allergy warnings due to potentially contaminated mustard A new food market space for Galway may finally be a reality. Here's some links to help you on your w...

As we hit the middle of the month, it's time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes, this week taking a look at the Regional Food Starter Programme, organic happenings at the National Ploughing Championships, news on Lidl's Kickstarter rollout, a new survey from SuperValu on dinner time habits and a look at the Great Taste Awards in London. Links this episode The Pink Box, Kilkenny (Instagram) R...

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes, find out what's happening at the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival this October, the Listowel Food Fair in November, hear some insights from the latest ifac food and agribusiness survey, the calls for a ban on junk food advertising and learn about Bord Bia's Spirit of Ireland campaign that rolled out in China this week. Hungry for more? Get my weekly newsle...

Welcome to Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast where I share with you five food stories from the Irish food scene and beyond in five minutes or less, ish. If you’re hungry for more by the time we’re finished here, visit kenonfood.substack.com to join my free newsletter, The Week In Food, available every Sunday morning from 7am, delivered fresh to your inbox – no queuing necessar...

For Sunday 25 August, 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes - for the 34th time this year - with another selection of food stories from the past week served up for your ears in five minutes or less, ish. That said, I'm noticing more these days that the timer is running closer to the seven-minute mark, but that's neither here nor there. With the podcast available every Sunday morning, you can also get a...

Fresh from the shores of Lough Derg (I've been in Dromineer for the weekend), it's time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the Irish food world and beyond, plucked from the past week, and served up in five minutes or less, ish. You know the drill. There's also a newsletter version that includes extra long reads for y...

For Sunday 11 August 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes. Grab the newsletter version now by signing up for free at kenonfood.substack.com and get stories, bonus reading, recipes, a podcast pick and more in your inbox every Sunday morning. LINKS THIS EPISODE 577 Irish Food-Led Businesses Have Closed Since VAT Rise Last September Over 570 restaurants ‘forced to close’ since September VAT hike . Waterfo...

It's the August bank holiday weekend and today's edition of the podcast looks at Three new eateries opening in Kilkenny in recent weeks (with one about to open) Calls for the restoration of the 9% VAT rate for hospitality heading to Europe The expansion of the Hot School Meals programme ALDI ditching their blue bottle caps as their sustainability push continues Weird TikTok food trends Links to ch...

For Sunday 28 July 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from around the Irish food scene and beyond, over the past week, served up in five minutes or less, ish. It’s been another busy week in the world of food, with plenty to chew on from home and abroad. At time of release I'm currently in Galway seeking out some new food and drink...

For Sunday July 21st 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the past week, from the Irish food scene and beyond, all served up in five minutes or less, ish. Take a listen to this week's stories. Resources this episode Taste of Kildare official website Taste of Kildare ticket details Edible Dublin Food Strategy Advice for consumer...

For Sunday July 14th 2028 this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the Irish food scene and beyond, plucked from the past week and served up in five minutes or less, ish. Supporting links for this week's stories can be found below. Carlow Tourism Carlow Garden Festival Safefood: Meat thermometer use grows 20% Coffee prices to keep rising...

For Sunday 7 July 2024, it's time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes with five stories from the past week drawn from the Irish food scene and beyond. Read up on the stories in full with the links below. You can also sign up to The Week In Food newsletter for free, available via kenonfood.substack.com . 90 million drinks containers returned in June as Ireland averages Three million bottles an...

On a weekend that has seen Taylor Swift take over Dublin’s Aviva Stadium for three nights, another outing for the family fun-packed Kaleidoscope Festival in Wicklow, Flavours of Fingal in Dublin and more. Galway beating Dublin in the All-Ireland football quarter-finals and more, this is Food In 5 Minutes for Sunday 30 June. Links for this week's stories... Ireland’s food waste equivalent to over o...

With temperatures for the week ahead set to tip the early-to-mid 20s, it's Sunday all over again, which means another helping of Food In 5 Minutes. This week shines a light on... SafeFood's Talk About Food report Food Vision 2030 - Annual report 2023 Food Vision 2023 - Annual report 2022 Food Vision 2023 breakdown Opportunity to acquire a portfolio of KFC restaurants in Ireland Crunch time looms f...