Boost for small food firms

SMALL food companies operating in rural Ireland are to be boosted with funding of over €348,000 for training and development.

Comhar LEADER na hEireann, the Irish LEADER umbrella body, secured the funding for an initiative to be known as the Rural Food Company Training Network.

It will run until March 2008 and will focus on strengthening the strategic and technical skills of those working in rural food and food service businesses.