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Foodtech investment in Ireland on the rise as Dublin ranked among top in Europe

Deals for Flipdish and Fresco put the capital on the foodtech map last year

Conor and James McCarthy from Flipdish. The company has helped put Ireland on the map in terms of foodtech investment. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Dublin is the fifth leading foodtech hub in Europe, according to a new report from Dealroom.

The Irish capital was ranked so highly due largely to fundraises for Flipdish, the food delivery platform, and Fresco, the connected foodtech firm, last year.

London is the leading foodtech overall, followed by Paris Berlin, Oslo and Amsterdam. Food tech investment in Dublin rose 16 per cent last year, putting the Irish capital in fourth place overall in ...