Designer food at Highbank Organic Orchard Farm

Any epicurean entrepreneurs on the verge of bringing another fine product to the Irish food marketplace would do well to trot along to a very promising Outstanding By Design seminar (May 10), at Highbank Organic Orchard Farm, Cuffesgrange, Kilkenny.

Organised by the indefatigable Keith Bohanna of the wonderful BiaBeag, it covers the design and branding of food packaging and has a superb range of speakers including Donal Skehan’s mum, Liz who along with hubbie Dermot, owns and operates food company Fresh Cut Foods, makers of the Skoff range of pies. Other speakers include design guru Giles Calver and there will be seven case studies featuring Irish designers and food producers including Gubbeen, Mella’s Fudge, Paddy O’Granola and Trouble Brewing and, on the day, participants can have a 15-minute consultation with any of the designers in situ. http://biabeag.com/outstanding-by-design/

A cut above