Thinking About Starting Your Own Food Business 24th September

• Date: Thursday 24th September
• Time: 9:30am- 1pm 
• Venue: Online
• Cost: €10

About the trainer: 

The course will be by James Burke on behalf of LEO South Dublin

Are you passionate about food and dreaming of launching your very own food start up.  If so, this fast-moving half day online workshop is targeted at anyone thinking about starting a food business, or those within the first 24 months of doing so and will provide a roadmap of the possible journey ahead. Whether you are just at idea stage or are a dab hand in the kitchen and want to explore turning your product idea into a business opportunity, this short half day session is for you. 

The target participants for this workshop is anyone with even a vague interest in starting any type of food business.  The content is diverse enough to be relevant to those interested in food trucks, selling at farmers markets, supplying shops and foodservice operators or those with an interest in Ecommerce direct selling.  It will also have a relevance to those wishing to start a café or similar.

Why Attend

• Connect with other likeminded aspiring food entrepreneurs.
• Be guided by our food industry expert running the workshop.
• Have an opportunity to ask the key questions you have always wanted answered.
• Understand the road map of next steps.

Workshop Content:    

Delivered by James Burke, a leading advisor in the food sector, it will cover the following topics:

• Understanding Dublin local food culture.
• Food in tourism.
• Where to sell your product – getting your product to the customer from farmers markets right through to supplying the retailers, cafes etc.
• Exploring the basic tools to get started.
• Ensuring you have the right product and can make a profit.
• Understanding the basic legal requirements.
• Guest Speaker: A local food producer will also tell their story on how they started their food business and share tips and advice.