Who is this Workshop For:

This workshop is appropriate for Cafes, Pubs, Restaurants and Hotels based in County Kilkenny and the South East only. 

Please note:  This Webinar is limited to Businesses based in Kilkenny and the South East, due to the limited number of spaces available.  If you are from outside this region and are interested in a webinar similar to what we are offering, we would kindly request that you get in touch with the Local Enterprise Office in your region and they will advise you if they are planning to run a similar webinar.   Thank you for your co-operation.

Objective:

This short 90 minute workshop will feature two leading business entrepreneurs in the hotel and foodservice sectors who will share their thoughts on restarting a business, post-Covid-19. The workshop will be led by LEO Kilkenny and will be facilitated by retail and foodservice expert James Burke.

Each presentation will be action based and will aim to transfer knowledge between Kilkenny businesses in these sectors. The session will also incorporate a business sharing “zone” to allow Kilkenny Hotel and Foodservice businesses to share winning ideas with each other.

Panel of Speakers

• James Burke, Retail and Foodservice Expert https://www.jamesburke.ie/
• Restarting a Hotel Case Study – Olivia Duff https://www.headfortarms.ie/
• Restarting a Restaurant/Catering Case Study – Domini Kemp https://www.itsa.ie/ourstory
• Fiona Deegan, Head of Enterprise from Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny

Workshop Agenda:

• 11:00 – 11:05am  “Opening and Welcome” -  Fiona Deegan
• 11:05 – 11:10am  “Scene setting in the Foodservice Sector”- James Burke 
• 11:10 – 11:30am  “Restarting a Hotel"  - Olivia Duff 
• 11:30 – 11:50am  “Restarting a Restaurant and Catering Business” - Domini Kemp 
• 11:50 – 12:10am  "Making more profit from food service post COVID-19" -   James Burke 
• 12:10 – 12:30pm   Business Sharing Zone
• 12:30 Close