More than 300 jobs are being created in the next 12 months in over 200 food business start-ups, which participated in Food Academy Start programme (a collaborative initiative between the Bord Bia, SuperValu and the Local Enterprise Offices).

These 200 businesses will supply SuperValu for the first time and the retailer is working with these companies to get their products listed in a cluster of nearby stores.

This announcement was made on Monday at the Cork and Kerry Food Forum – a large artisan food market and showcase that hosted a trade conference attended by over 400 industry representatives and with tasting and cookery demonstrations for more than 1,000 members of the public.

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