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The business of Freshways
Tesco has partnered with a Dublin based supplier for its meal deal as part of a forty five million euro three year partnership. Freshways is Finglas based and serves more than thirteen hundred customers across retail, food service, cafes and travel .Freshways Managing Director Seán Cleary joined Emmet on the show.
Advising workers on relocating between US and Ireland
The competition continues to increase for highly skilled workers in the likes of AI, technology, healthcare or financial services around the globe. With that, attracting people to those industries is a hurdle that many employers face as well as making sure they stay! Dominick Miciotta is the CEO of Global Wealth 360 and advises employers and families navigating international moves between the US…
The public interest in the state investment scheme
With the Government set to introduce a new state investment scheme in the new year. Banking Federations and Investment Ireland have released new research showing that almost four in five adults are interested in it. To discuss further was Brian Hayes the Chief Executive of BPFI.
With the ever-increasing reliance on technology and AI in our world, I.T companies have never been so important as they are now. Landmark Technologies is one of Ireland’s leading IT outsourcing and Cloud Service Providers. They have recently pivoted towards becoming a specialist in AI. Joining Jonathan this morning was Ken Kelleher the Founder and Managing Director of Landmark.
Tracing their roots back to the 1930’s, Ballymaloe Foods has now become one of the country’s most well-known relish brands. The company has now officially received B Corporation Certification. To discuss this and more with Emmet was their General Manager, Maxine Hyde.
Cutting back on dining out due to rising cost of living
63% per cent of adults have cut back on dining out due to the rising cost of living. That’s according to research from First Table, an international restaurant discovery platform. Joining Anton on the show was the Founder of First Table Matt Weir.
Professor Nicola Ralph Co-Founder of the Surgical Institute Dublin
Dermatology has one of the longest waiting lists in the Irish healthcare system with access often restricted for new patients. So the good news is that Ireland has a new private clinic for skin operation. It is called the Surgical Institute Dublin. It’s only open a month and one of the three co founders is Professor Nicola Ralph was in studio with Joe this morning.
Imagine the thousands of calls that a principal or school secretary has to make to find cover for a suddenly unwell teacher. Ben Grozier has set up a platform to connect available substitute teachers with desperate schools looking for urgent cover in order to avoid unattended classes. Ben told Joe all about the platform ClassCover.
The EU’s new E-Evidence regulation comes into force tomorrow, which could have a profound impact on Irish service providers. It requires companies to hand over emails, messages, and other digital data if requested by police and judicial authorities from anywhere in the EU. Joe discusses this new regulation with Jake O’Sullivan who is a Forensic Partner with Deloitte Advisory.
Origin Spirits makes it own vodka, whiskey and gin which have exclusively Irish ingredients. It includes the Kalak single malt vodka. Speaking to Joe this morning was Patrick Shelly is the Founder of Origin Spirits.