During a visit to En Place Foods, based at Loughry College’s Food Business Incubation Centre (FBIC), to congratulate managing Director Paul Clarke on the recent successes the Minister also highlighted the support provided to start-up food companies in the north by CAFRE.
She said: “It is always a positive thing to hear of local success stories and for En Place Foods to win more than 50 Great Taste Awards, including the prestigious 2013 Ambient Food Product of the Year Award is remarkable, given that the company was only formed in 2010.
“En Place Foods typifies the level of innovation and creativity which exists in local food processing companies and the success of businesses over the last couple of years in these awards has really put the north on the map as a place to start-up a food business.
“It is encouraging to note that En Place Foods’ success story is an example of how CAFRE plays a vital role in supporting and encouraging new start-up businesses at the Business Incubation Centre.”
Managing Director of En Place Foods Paul Clarke added: “The FBIC provided us with facilities to manufacture our products. This meant that we were able to hit the ground running and access our markets more quickly. We would like to thank the Minister for her visit today and the support her Department has given to us.”
Source: Northern Ireland Executive – O’Neill Congratulates En Place Foods Ltd on Recent Successes
