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On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes, find out what's happening at the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival this October, the Listowel Food Fair in November, hear some insights from the latest ifac food and agribusiness survey, the calls for a ban on junk food advertising and learn about Bord Bia's Spirit of Ireland campaign that rolled out in China this week.Hungry for more? Get my weekly newsletter, The Week In Food, for free via Substack.Handy linksVisit savourkilkenny.com (at a glance programme)Ticketed event highlights for Savour Kilkenny 2024ListowelFoodFair.ieListowel Food Fair Instagram accountGrowing Chinese middle class looking for Irish spiritsDownload the latest ifac Food & Agribusiness reportTwo in five food and agribusinesses have cashflow issuesExports and sustainability high on agenda for Irish food businessesHard-hitting warning labels should be on everyday food, say campaignersIrish Heart Foundation: A public health (obesity) act

Welcome to Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast where I share with you five food stories from the Irish food scene and beyond in five minutes or less, ish.If you’re hungry for more by the time we’re finished here, visit kenonfood.substack.com to join my free newsletter, The Week In Food, available every Sunday morning from 7am, delivered fresh to your inbox – no queuing necessary. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Oasis.This week brings you news on the closure of Breadman Walking in Dublin, the decline in Irish pub numbers, some new TV courtesy of Neven Maguire, calls for milk in schools and the Waterford Harvest Festval.Dublin city ‘nano-bakery’ Breadman Walking to close after enforcement actionFull statement on closure via InstagramFollow @bread_man_walking on InstagramSupport Growth: A Sustainable Future for Ireland’s drinks and hospitality sector (PDF download)SupportYourLocal.ieDonegal Town's Chandpur Indian Restaurant to feature on Neven Maguire TV showNo drink given with new Hot School Lunches scheme – Over half of Irish parents think milk should be providedOnly 4% of Irish Teenagers are meeting their Dietary Guidelines – Major Nutrition Conference in Belfast this weekVisit waterfordharvestfestival.ieView the daily breakdown here

For Sunday 25 August, 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes - for the 34th time this year - with another selection of food stories from the past week served up for your ears in five minutes or less, ish.That said, I'm noticing more these days that the timer is running closer to the seven-minute mark, but that's neither here nor there. With the podcast available every Sunday morning, you can also get a written accompaniment packed with recipes to try, more podcast listening, some long reads for your Sunday coffee in more, all right here. It's called The Week In Food and it drops into inboxes around the world about 7am on Sunday mornings.This week's podcast looks at mounting pressures on the hospitality sector, numbers on Ireland's alcohol consumption, concerns over infant food in the US and more. Supporting links for this episodeHospitality groups warn of 'perfect storm' facing industry ahead of Government meetingsTourism and hospitality groups plead for Government help ahead of Budget25Three amateur bread bakers advance to Rise with Aldi live finalEstimate of Alcohol Consumption per Adult in 2023InterTrade Ireland Supply Chain & Sourcing ServiceNearly two-thirds of supermarket baby foods are unhealthy, study finds

Fresh from the shores of Lough Derg (I've been in Dromineer for the weekend), it's time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the Irish food world and beyond, plucked from the past week, and served up in five minutes or less, ish.You know the drill. There's also a newsletter version that includes extra long reads for your Sunday, recipes to try for the week ahead that today includes some easy-bake bread takes, a podcast pick and more. Grab the latest edition here on Substack or sign up anywhere you see the subscription boxes on the blog to get a fresh copy in your inbox every Sunday morning.Chef Dylan McGrath shuts Dublin restaurants Brasserie Sixty6 and Rustic StoneDylan McGrath closes two of his most famous restaurantsDylan McGrath closes two Dublin restaurants as business is 'simply not sustainable'COVID lockdown: Insurers have now paid pubs and restaurants more than €250m€1 million awarded to develop five Gala Dinner Venues€1 million awarded to develop five Gala Dinner Venues to attract international Business EventsFSAI official releasePopular Dublin pub Hartigan’s among 12 food businesses issued with closure orders last monthVisit irishfoodawards.comIrish Food Awards: 8 Kilkenny businesses named finalists for this year’s Blas na hÉireann awards in Dingle

For Sunday 11 August 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes.Grab the newsletter version now by signing up for free at kenonfood.substack.com and get stories, bonus reading, recipes, a podcast pick and more in your inbox every Sunday morning.LINKS THIS EPISODE577 Irish Food-Led Businesses Have Closed Since VAT Rise Last September Over 570 restaurants ‘forced to close’ since September VAT hike.Waterford Harvest Festival – What’s OnBelfast Restaurant Week (official website)Belfast Restaurant Week to return this October with a fresh flavour to support city centre’s hospitality sceneEU ice cream production fell by 1.4% in 2023Ireland is the fifth-largest exporter of ice cream in the EUWalkers teams up with Heinz to launch three new crisp flavours — and one is controversial

It's the August bank holiday weekend and today's edition of the podcast looks atThree new eateries opening in Kilkenny in recent weeks (with one about to open)Calls for the restoration of the 9% VAT rate for hospitality heading to EuropeThe expansion of the Hot School Meals programmeALDI ditching their blue bottle caps as their sustainability push continuesWeird TikTok food trendsLinks to checkKelly calls for reinstatement of 9% VAT rate for hospitalityMinister Humphreys announces 168 additional Primary Schools approved for Hot School MealsFurther 168 primary schools to get hot meals from SeptemberAldi Ireland makes huge change to popular product across all 161 Irish stores (Irish Mirror)This week's edition of The Week In Food

For Sunday July 21st 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the past week, from the Irish food scene and beyond, all served up in five minutes or less, ish.Take a listen to this week's stories.Resources this episodeTaste of Kildare official websiteTaste of Kildare ticket detailsEdible Dublin Food StrategyAdvice for consumers regarding consumption of slush ice drinksNearly half of Dublin food pubs report business decline due to VAT increase - LVA48% of Dublin pubs who serve food say VAT increase has lead to drop in businessLVA call for VAT cut againSugar tax on beverages – activism or sensible measure? (original article, translated from German)Germany mulls sugar tax: What are the benefits?Germany's potential billions in savings and health gains with sugar-sweetened beverage taxSugar tax in Germany could save up to 16 billion euros (Study)Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) (Revenue.ie)As always, if you would like more content, consider a free subscription to my newsletter, The Week In Food, available here.

For Sunday July 14th 2028 this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the Irish food scene and beyond, plucked from the past week and served up in five minutes or less, ish.Supporting links for this week's stories can be found below.Carlow TourismCarlow Garden FestivalSafefood: Meat thermometer use grows 20%Coffee prices to keep rising for at least another yearCoffee prices will rise even higher (The Guardian)Waterford Harvest Festival - What's OnWaterford Harvest Festival - Trader applications now openUS food giant Wendy's to launch in Ireland early next year (Newstalk)US fast food chain Wendy's to open in Ireland (Irish Times)You can also get more detail on these stories, additional long reads for your weekend, recipes to try for the week ahead and podcast to keep your ears company when you sign up to my free newsletter, The Week In Food, via kenonfood.substack.com.