Ken On Food Ken McGuire

As the May Bank Holiday weekend lands in Ireland, I've got two festivals on my door step with the inaugural FoodieFest taking place in Mountain View while the Kilkenny Roots Festival is in full swing.
I'll blame the former for the extra few hours in the bed this morning before the podcast release, but as always on a Sunday, I've got five more stories from the food world for you to digest and read up on while you sink your morning coffee.
Check the links below for stories mentioned in this week's episode.

Healthy Carlow on FacebookMillions of euros unclaimed from Deposit Return SchemeOfficial release via gov.ie as outdoor table fees waived for 2024US fast food chains may have to amp up promotions as more people eat at home‘Unethical’ junk food packaging manipulates children into craving sweets, report claimsJoin the Ken On Food newsletter for free via Substack5 Cinco de Mayo recipes to try this weekHave a story of your own to share? Drop me a line at any time to ken@kenonfood.com.

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For Sunday April 27th 2024, you’re listening to Food In Five Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from Ireland and beyond each Sunday, all drawn from the past week.
It’s been another busy week on the food front and another busy week in general as all of a sudden we’re hitting the end of April, gearing up for the May Bank Holiday weekend, Foodie Fest hitting Kilkenny (more on that in the podcast). As always, if you’ve got a story to share, email me at any stage, it’s ken@kenonfood.com or give me a shout anywhere you find @kenonfood on socials.

Links for this week's episodeFoodiefest.ieAgri Aware's Healthy Eating WeekIncredible EdiblesRepak.ie: Don't waste earth dayGLAS @ TU Dublin anniversary celebrationsWest Clare town bucking the national trend of restaurant closuresSubscribe for free wherever you do your podcast listening.
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Can you believe we're three weeks into April already? The rain of the past few weeks made way for at least one decent day of sunshine and the world keeps on spinning.
As Sunday rolls around again, I've got another five stories for you from the Irish food world and beyond over the past week including

The Dublin leg of the Irish Restaurant Awards, with the shortlists out this past weekA new report from the RAI exploring the economic impact of the closure of over 200 food-led businesses since the start of the yearA story on how poor weather conditions throughout the UK and Europe could lead to food shortages in the UK in 2024Aldi's all-new private-label baby formula brings some interesting survey results on the grocery frontSuperValu too have been at the surveys, this time with GIY to look at where and how families are growing vegetables at home
As always, if you've got a story to share, drop me an email at any time to ken@kenonfood.com and if you enjoy what you here today and every Sunday, consider leaving a quick 5-star review for the podcast in Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you do your podcast listening.

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For Sunday 14 April, and the 15th helping of Food In 5 Minutes, this week brings you updates on

The Ulster round of the Irish Restaurant Awards (more here)The 2024/2025 San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy competition (more here)Ireland's Senoptica (interesting food tech) getting FDA approval for their entry into the US market (more here and here)registrations for Street Feast, taking place this coming May (next month)the 2024 Waterford Festival of Food
Got a story to share? Email ken@kenonfood.com and we'll talk!


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For Sunday April 7th, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the food scene in Ireland and beyond, served fresh in five minutes or less.
It may have been a storm-filled, rain-sodden week on Irish soil, but there’s never a dull moment in the world of food and this week I’ve got another five stories for you to accompany your Sunday brew. If you’d like more details, extra reading, recipes to try for the week ahead and a podcast pick to match, consider a free membership to my Substack newsletter, it’s called The Week In Food and you’ll find it at kenonfood.substack.com or get links on the blog. Much like this podcast, it drops in your mail every Sunday morning.
Links you'll need this week...

Keith Boyle appointed Executive Chef at Kilkenny's Mountain ViewFoodieFest.ieFáilte Ireland launches five-year tourism development plan for SligoIrish Food Writing AwardsAgriland: Climate-friendly milkDublin's victorian food market to reopen in 2026
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Easter greetings to one and all!
On this week's podcast there's a look at

The Munster round of the Irish restaurant awardsAn increase in insolvencies in Ireland for Q1 2024, the hospitality sector taking the biggest hitNew pizza and donut offerings in KilkennyOpportunities for young chefs when it comes to seafoodThe full lineup for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food
You can read all about these and more, with recipes, podcast picks and additional stories from the past week, by grabbing my free newsletter The Week In Food available now at Substack.
You can also email me at any stage - ken@kenonfood.com - or find me on one of X, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok.

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