Local food producers delighted as new life begins for 18th century apple market building in Cork

The entrepreneurs who launched an online food network in Ireland this week have breathed new life into an old warehouse to connect customers with local food producers.

Jack Crotty, who runs The Rocket Man salad and juice bar on Cork’s Prince’s Street, and his business partner, Martin Poucher, have re-modelled the 18th century Munster apple market building on the city’s Barrack’s Street as a central collection point for their NeighbourFood venture, which claims to offer producers multiples of the return offered by some supermarkets.