22 Jul 2010

Horticulture & Fresh Produce News - Minister Smith Launches Innovation Funding for Food Industry - www.HortiTrends.com

 

Minister Smith Launches Innovation Funding for Food Industry

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD today announced details of innovation funding for small Irish companies in the food industry. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to all small companies in the food sector over the next 6 weeks. The deadline for applications is 20th August 2010.

Making the announcement Minister Smith said: "Innovation Vouchers are the push that many small Irish food companies need to explore how innovation can change their business for the better, be it through new product development or the improvement of existing processes".

"The success of the vouchers to date is due to the simplicity of the initiative.  Participating companies get excellent value for money from the research teams working in the forty institutes providing their expertise and knowledge, both in Ireland and in Northern Ireland.  I encourage small companies in the Irish food industry to see how a little knowledge can make a huge difference to your bottom line and to make an application for a €5,000 Innovation-Voucher today" he concluded.

Enterprise Ireland manage the Innovation Voucher initiative which offers small companies €5,000 to obtain an innovative solution to a technical or business challenge from a Higher Education Institute in Ireland or Northern Ireland, known as 'knowledge providers'.

Companies in the following sectors can apply:

  • Beverages, bakery and food technology including animal feed producers,
  • Consumer food companies including those involved in horticulture, organic produce, poultry, prepared consumer foods and seafood,
  • Dairy and functional foods and the primary meat sectors including those involved in the processing of beef, lamb and pigmeat, the by-products of all meat processing and those involved in the bloodstock industry.

Welcoming the announcement, the Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation Conor Lenihan T.D said: "The Innovation Vouchers initiative has been up and running since 2007 and through funding provided by the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Innovation has already helped over 1,000 small companies in Ireland to find a research partner who can solve some of their business challenges. The decision by my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to provide funding for a call for proposals dedicated to the food sector is most welcome".

You can apply for an Innovation Voucher and get more details on this Enterprise Ireland managed initiative onwww.innovationvouchers.ie or by contacting Pat O'Brien, Enterprise Ireland on +353 1 7272766.

 

23 Jun 2010

HORTI FAIR 2010 – Your Horti Fair news sooner in the trade press? - News from www.HortiTrends.com

 

Your Horti Fair news sooner in the trade press?

Like the new products you are exhibiting at the Fair to appear sooner in the international horticultural trade press? Then take part in the Horti Fair trade press and novelties preview being organized on Tuesday 24 August, to which the Horti Fair invites journalists representing trade publications from Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, as well as international titles.

Exhibitors are given the opportunity to introduce their new products to the journalists, enabling them to realize pre-publicity for their participation in the Horti Fair - and for their company of course! In 2008 and 2009 the preview was organized in TomatoWorld in Honselersdijk, one of whose sponsors is the Horti Fair. Your new product must be registered via the exhibitors manual in order to be eligible to take part. Registrations for the preview are processed in order of receipt and the Horti Fair aims to include a balanced reflection of the range on show at the exhibition. It only costs € 425.00 (excl. BTW) to take part in this year's preview. 

http://www.hortifair.nl/en/

 

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