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Food innovation summit set to take place in Dublin
Enterprise Ireland is hosting the Food Innovation summit at Croke Park, Dublin, tomorrow, Wednesday, June 18.
The summit is titled 'Feeding Innovation: Collaboration, Disruption and Growth,' and aims to raise awareness among food companies of the importance of investing in research, development, and innovation to achieve sustainable and profitable export growth.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Irish companies, start-ups, international speakers, panel discussions, and to network with experts in food innovation.
The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke will provide an opening address, followed by a number of panels discussing topical issues in the food industry.
Speakers on the panels include:
John O'Connell, West Cork Distillers.
Elaine Bourke, Kepak.
Professor Carel Le Roux, St Vincent's Hospital.
Tom Keogh, Keogh's Crisps.
Michelle Vance, Lily O'Briens.
Ailish Martin, Sainsbury's.
Tom Kearney, Spice O'Life.
Emma Cahill, Glenhaven Foods.
The summit will run from 9:15a.m until 4:00p.m. Registration opens at 8:15a.m at Croke Park.
Food
Separately, the price of a pound of butter at the checkout rose on average last month by €1.03, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) last week (June 12).
Shoppers also paid more for Irish cheddar which increased by 57 cent per kg while two litres of full fat milk also jumped by 27 cent in May.
Overall consumer prices in Ireland rose by 1.7% between May 2024 and May 2025 latest figures show.
According to the CSO the biggest price increases recorded over the 12 months to May 2025 were in relation to food and non-alcoholic beverages – which rose by 4.0% while alcoholic beverages and tobacco also increased by 3.1%.
The Consumer Price Index is designed to measure the change in the average level of prices – inclusive of all indirect taxes – paid for consumer goods and services in Ireland.
According to the CSO, while there was an increase in the price of an 800g loaf of white or brown sliced pan – which rose by 5 cent, there was a fall in the price of a 2.5kg bag of potatoes – which dropped by 25 cent last month when compared with similar prices for May 2024.
