Food for thought as Cork councils team up to invest €2m in indigenous firms

Up to €2m will be invested in about 100 indigenous food businesses in Cork over the next three years as part of an ambitious joint city and county council strategy that aims to make the region the food capital of Ireland.

Details of the new Taste Cork initiative — which aims to promote food tourism and create a thriving food network in the region by linking and promoting producers, retailers, food service operators, and distributors — were unveiled at County Hall yesterday.

The strategy is the result of one of the largest collaborations of its kind between the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Cork, and the city and county councils.