The Menu: New marketing fellowship from Bord Bia
Bord Bia, in association with the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, has announced the organisation’s latest round of recruitment to select 20 graduates with up to two to three years work experience (and, in some cases, fluency in a second language) for the Bord Bia Marketing Fellowship. This allows participants to obtain an MSc International Marketing Practice masters while also working on behalf of Irish food and beverage companies in one of the 12 key overseas markets. The Menu has personally encountered these fine industrious young Gaels in action at various food-related shindigs abroad and can testify to their efficacy and enthusiasm. A bursary of €22,800 is offered in addition to all tuition fees being paid. ( www.smurfitschool.ie/bordbia) Now on a roll, The Menu notes that InterTradeIreland, a body designed to foster trade between North and South of the island, is offering assistance to food SMEs to export cross-border with up to €18K available through the Acumen programme ( www.intertradeireland.com/acumen).
