good food seminar

Good Food Means Good Business seminar

A business seminar will take place next week in support of the local food industry.


‘Good Food Means Good Business’ will be held in the Holiday Inn (8am-10am) on Thursday 25 March, as part of the ‘Great Belfast Food Week’.


Guest speakers at the free breakfast event will be Martin and Tracey Hamilton from Mash Direct who will give an insight into their award winning company’s strategy for success while Stephen Bogan from Genesis Advertising will speak on how an effective marketing plan is important to the promotion of food businesses. Belfast City Council’s Environmental Health Team will be there to talk about the adoption of best practice values in environmental health for business including the successful ‘Scores on the Doors’ initiative.


The breakfast seminar is open to small businesses across Belfast and is provided free of charge by Belfast City Council and the European Regional Development Fund. However registration is essential as places are limited. For further information or to book a place, contact the Economic Development Unit on 028 9027 0229 or by email at lynnr@belfastcity.gov.uk


The Great Belfast Food Week, which runs from Wednesday 24 to Saturday 27 March, will promote all that is good about local food, its producers and those who bring it to our tables.


Top local chefs such as Paul Rankin, Nick Price and Jason More will be joined by their celebrity friends’ James Martin and Gino D’Acampo as well as broadcaster Sheila Dillon, to spend four days highlighting Northern Ireland’s unique food culture and history as well as the benefits of supporting the local food industry.


The Great Belfast Food Week is organised by Belfast City Council in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Regional Development.


Councillor William Humphrey, Chairman of Belfast City Council’s Development Committee, said: “Buying food which is produced locally processed locally and prepared and sold locally is one of the best ways of supporting the local economy and sustaining local jobs, especially in these difficult economic times.


“As well as celebrating and showcasing the best of our local produce, the ‘Great Belfast Food Week’ will give local food producers and chefs the opportunity to demonstrate the quality and exquisite nature of Northern Ireland’s food and showcase our culinary talent.”