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 Ireland Survey 2024 summary report PDF
• Annual review and outlook for agriculture, food and the marine for 2024
• Download FSAI Strategy 2025-2029 (PDF)
• Court concludes Oatly cannot use term 'milk' in its marketing
• Oatly loses court battle with Dairy UK over use of ‘milk’ in trademark

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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 Night-Lift with ‘Coffee House Lates’
• New initiative sees coffee shops open late in Cork city
• Hotel & Catering 2025 salary guide (PDF)
• Surge of cash-in-hand pay in hospitality sector

For these stories in written form, plus extra reading for your weekend, 5 recipes for the week ahead and my podcast pick, check out the 48th edition of The Week In Food, available free via Substack.

For more, visit kenonfood.com.

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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 Packing Co. Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
• Over 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled due to E. coli risk
• U.S. food safety system crumbles as E. coli crisis spreads nationwide
• McDonald’s To Create 1,000 Jobs In Ireland
• McDonald’s to add 1,000 jobs in Ireland with €40m investment
• McDonald’s Social & Economic Impact Report

For these stories in written form, plus extra reading for your weekend, 5 recipes for the week ahead and my podcast pick, check out the 47th edition of The Week In Food, available free via Substack.

For more, visit kenonfood.com.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.