Bord Bia has brought over 500 of the world's top food buyers to Marketplace International where they will meet with Irish producers.
13 Tipperary food and drink producers are in Dublin today where they will get a chance to sell their wares to hundreds of the worlds top buyers.
In all there are nearly 200 Irish food and drink suppliers who will spend 25 minutes with buyers from markets including the US, the Middle East and China in the hope of winning new business.
Almost 5,000 of these “speed date” meetings will take place at the Convention Centre across the course of the day.
Bord Bia Chairman Michael Carey says he's confident the 'matchmaking' will be a great boost to farmers and producers.
A number of buyers paid a visit to the beef farm of Tim Meagher at Clonan near Roscrea earlier this week as part of the Bord Bia promotion.
The Tipperary companies at this today’s event are:
Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers
Cooleney Farm, Thurles
Crossogue Preserves, Thurles
Dew Valley, Thurles
Glenpatrick Spring Water, Clonmel
Oakpark Foods, Cahir
Organic Little One, Bansha
Origin Spirits, Kilsheelan
Merry's Irish Cream, Clonmel
The Apple Farm Cahir
The Scullery, Nenagh
Tipperary Cheese, Thurles
Tipperary Co-Op
