Irish exports look to meet European demands

A recent event in Poland has highlighted the strength of Irish food and drink products.

The ‘Flavours of Ireland’ dinner in Warsaw, organised by the Irish Chamber of Commerce in Poland, the Ireland Poland Business Association, the Polish Embassy in Dublin, and the Irish Embassy in Warsaw, saw further Irish sellers meet Polish buyers.

“Working from behind a desk in Ireland, you just can’t get close enough to overseas buyers,” said Tony Mackey, managing director of Irish Food and Beverage Exports Ltd, who had made the journey to Warsaw in the hope of meeting Polish supermarket buyers.

Irish producers, such as Irish Food and Beverage Exports Ltd, are supplying goods to companies in Poland, as well as Belgium, Romania, and a select number of ex-pat delicatessens in the United Arab Emirates.

“We’re exporting pallet loads at the moment, but it’s frequent pallet loads to Belgium,” said Mackey, who established the firm in 2009 with two former senior executives with the Irish Dairy Board, Noel O’Meara and John McQueirns.

11/02/2013 By Daniel Hunter |internationaltrade.co.uk|