Alcoholic Beverage Industry Ireland
An overview of the beverage industry in Ireland and its contribution to the economy and related industries.
Irish Food & Drinks Exports Growing
The value of Irish food and drink exports has approached €10billion for the first time in 2013, according to new figures released by Bord Bia. This represents an increase of 9% on the previous year and 40% in the last four years with revenues almost €3 billion higher than in 2009.
Indigenous Food & Beverage Companies
Agri and Dairy event in Fermoy, Co Cork, with interviews from Valerie Kingston, co-owner of Glenilen Farm, David Merriman, South West Regional Manager at Bank of Ireland and Jim Woulfe, CEO of Dairygold speaking about opportunities and the future of the Irish Agri and Dairy Sector in Ireland.
In a seasonal business, what can we do in quieter times of the year?
Our business tends to be very seasonal. What can we do during the quieter times of the year?
How do I attract customers to a tourism business?
Our business is very dependent on tourism but we are a small company. How we we attract the tourist customer to our service?
Targeting the US Market for Tourism 2013-2015
The United States is Ireland's second largest source market, producing about 14% of our visitor numbers, but over 20% of our tourism revenue. Tourism Ireland has launched a new strategic plan for the years 2013-2015. Targeting Golfers, Business Tourists and the Diaspora.
Tourism in Dublin 2014
Dublin is the primary driver of Ireland's tourism industry and over the last year we have been working closely with Dublin businesses to grow the city and capital's international visitor numbers. This year, Dublin has a new dedicated Fáilte Ireland team that will focus on attracting more overseas growth from Britain, France, Germany & the US by positioning Dublin to target two market segments which offer the greatest potential for growth.
Tourism Ireland Marketing Campaigns
Tourism Ireland is the publically-funded organization responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas. Working together with their social media channels CRM helps to give the organization a deeper look at their customers and allows Tourism Ireland to bring a personalized experience to prospective visitors to the Emerald Isle. "Technology allows us to bring a lot of these experiences to life.
The Square Bar (Fitzies)
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If I am operating in a green sector does my company need to be structured differently?
No. The set up, financing and running of the company will be the same as any other. The same decisions need to be made regarding issues of limited liability, funding sources, regulatory requirements, taxes, etc. If it is a green business there may be other financial supports available through Enterprise Ireland or other green funds that can be explored pre-launch to determine if it meets specific green criteria's. After that the normal best practices in accounting, business operations, marketing and growth strategies will apply. Exports may be more of a viable option going forward if the business is successful as many European markets are green sensitive and new export markets may emerge in the future for your green product or service.
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