Food & Wine

Applications sought for next Food Academy programme

Programme run by SuperValu, Bord Bia and local enterprise offices aims to support small food and drink producers to grow their businesses

Erica Sheehan of Homespun, who took part in Food Academy: her chicory root syrup will be stocked in over 150 SuperValu stores for three weeks from March 2

Small food and drink producers have until April 7 to apply for the next intake of Food Academy, the business support programme run by SuperValu, Bord Bia and local enterprise offices.

Applications are sought from producers who are in the early stages of developing their business, and who would like to see their products on shelves in SuperValu stores. The programme will commence in September.

Five previous participants in Food Academy have been selected to ...