Ken On Food Ken McGuire

With temperatures for the week ahead set to tip the early-to-mid 20s, it's Sunday all over again, which means another helping of Food In 5 Minutes.
This week shines a light on...

SafeFood's Talk About Food reportFood Vision 2030 - Annual report 2023Food Vision 2023 - Annual report 2022Food Vision 2023 breakdownOpportunity to acquire a portfolio of KFC restaurants in IrelandCrunch time looms for smokey bacon crisps as EU bans potential cancerous flavouringEFSA: Smoke flavouringsMember States endorse withdrawal of smoke flavourings from EU marketLab-grown burgers and cricket salads 'could be meal staples' by 2054More talk about lab-grown burgers and cricket salads
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The elections are done and dusted, I've got a few days off, a hearty breakfast and a fresh cup of coffee.
This week's story highlights include...

Birdhill Coffee FestivalFSAI enforcement orders for May 2024Full list of winners: 2024 National Dairy AwardsEY Future Consumer IndexTheatre of Food: Grub Circus at this year's All Together Now
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On this week's podcast, I'll take a look at

A new survey detailing the impact of the VAT rate hike on Irish food-led businessesThe launch of the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food SystemsHow free app TooGoodToGo has helped rescue over 1m bags and boxes of food from wasteThe judging of this year's Great Taste Awards, held this past week in Tipperary andHow scientists and chocolatiers are joining forces to help find a more sustainable approach to making chocolate
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On this week's podcast you can

Learn about the finals of the 2024 Irish Restaurant AwardsCheck out some of the lineup on the food side of this year's Kaleidoscope FestiavlDiscover a new exhibition rooted in an 18th century kitchen in RoscommonReview new research from Safefood highlighting food safety concerns about smart device usage in the kitchen andSee who's been picked for this year's Grow with ALDI campaign as products hit shelves this week.
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For Sunday 19 May, 2024, here's what you'll find on this edition of Food In 5 Minutes...

A look at the Yes Chef annual awards for 2024, held in Dundalk earlier this weekA look ahead to this year's All-Ireland final of the Irish Restaurant Awards, due to take place in Dublin this MondaySome new additions to Taste Of Dublin, setting up shop in a new location next monthA new whiskey from Michael Flatley, our very own Lord of the DanceMore funding for food waste production initiatives as the FoodCloud Growers Project gets a financial injection from the StateAs always, you can find more on the newsletter, available now at kenonfood.substack.com or if you've got a story to share, drop an email at any stage to ken@kenonfood.com
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With the bank holiday firmly in the rearview mirror, this weekend I'm hopping between restaurants and gigs as a birthday (not mine) brings with it a Michelin-star night out while Bruce Springsteen picked Sunday to turn up in Kilkenny and play a few songs - how bad.
This week's headlines include a look at

The full lineup for this year's Bord Bia Bloom over the June bank holiday weekendDrive-thru sausage rolls becoming a thing in Northern IrelandThe highest enforcement orders from the FSAI for 2024 to date last month (and here)The lineup reveal for Beyond The Plate at this year's Beyond The Pale festivalHow a drought in Mexico is leading to a Sriracha shortage in the USAs always, if you've got a story to share, pop an email to ken@kenonfood.com.
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