Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is a government agency based in Dublin, Ireland, established in 1998 to foster the growth and development of indigenous businesses. Its primary mission is to assist Irish enterprises in achieving a strong presence in global markets, thereby enhancing national and regional prosperity. The agency supports a wide range of companies, from high-potential start-ups to established businesses, by providing funding, resources, and guidance. Additionally, Enterprise Ireland collaborates with college-based researchers to facilitate the development and commercialization of innovative technologies through licensing and spin-out companies. By focusing on innovation and export sales, Enterprise Ireland plays a crucial role in driving economic growth and competitiveness within the Irish economy.

Stephen Creaner

Executive Director

Sean McKeown

Director

Past deals in Food Processing

RialtoLabs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
RialtoLabs is a company focused on advancing sustainability within the food and agriculture sector through innovative technology and data analytics. The team comprises experienced scientists who specialize in spectroscopy, aiming to provide real-time, on-site analysis that addresses critical challenges in these industries. By developing optical sensing technology, RialtoLabs helps organizations optimize resource use, reduce food waste, and mitigate climate change. Their solutions are designed to streamline the process of carbon offsetting and certification by enabling rapid soil organic carbon analysis. With a commitment to fostering sustainable practices, RialtoLabs aspires to be a leading provider of customized spectroscopic solutions, contributing to a climate-neutral and digitally connected future.

Positive Carbon

Seed Round in 2023
Positive Carbon is a company that specializes in food waste management through automated monitoring systems. Utilizing patent-pending food waste sensors and food detection AI, it offers high-quality reporting tools designed for hotels, restaurants, and municipalities. This technology enables clients to develop advanced waste reduction strategies, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency and increasing gross profits by 2-8%. By improving food waste monitoring in kitchens across various sectors, including hospitality and healthcare, Positive Carbon empowers businesses to minimize their environmental impact while optimizing their food operations.

FoodCloud

Grant in 2023
FoodCloud is a social enterprise that connects food businesses with surplus food to local charities and community groups, addressing the issue of food waste while supporting those in need. By providing an easy-to-use platform, FoodCloud enables businesses to donate excess food, thereby reducing their environmental impact and helping charities lower food costs. This approach allows charities to redirect funding toward programs that assist disadvantaged individuals, fostering local benefits. Over the past two years, FoodCloud has successfully donated more than 1.5 million meals to charities in Ireland and the UK, partnering with over 150 retail stores and 350 charities. The organization aims to expand its operations internationally, further enhancing its positive impact on communities.

Gino's Gelato

Grant in 2023
Gino's Gelato is a food manufacturing company that offers authentic Italian gelato and coffee, Belgian waffles and crepes.

Kepak

Grant in 2023
Kepak is a meat processing and trading company that offers wholesale food service, retail food production, and farming practices.

Ingredient Solutions

Grant in 2023
Ingredient Solutions is a quality cheese supplier established in 2000, specializing in innovative cheese ingredients for the food industry. The company produces and supplies a variety of cheese and dairy products, including block, grated, crumbed, and vegan cheese, as well as butter, butter blends, dairy powders, and powder blends. Ingredient Solutions primarily serves large food manufacturers of ready meals and snack foods, along with food service companies across Ireland, the UK, and Europe. The company offers a comprehensive service that encompasses consultancy, product design, prototype development, and full-service production, ensuring customers receive tailored solutions for their specific needs.

Dew Valley Foods

Grant in 2023
Dew Valley Foods is a quality-focused firm that uses cutting-edge technology and pioneering innovation to produce top-grade bacon products and provide a wide range of market solutions for our customers.

Queally Pig Slaughtering

Grant in 2023
Queally Pig Slaughtering provides high-quality pork from carefully selected and sustainable livestock supplied locally. The state-of-the-art facility is fully tailored to process and deliver goods that meet a wide variety of customer criteria.

Kildare Chilling Company

Grant in 2023
Kildare Chilling is a food and beverage company based in County Kildare, Ireland, specializing in the processing and supply of quality beef and lamb products. The company is committed to ensuring food safety and quality while providing efficient and professional service to its customers. Kildare Chilling sources its livestock from lush, green pastures and an unspoiled environment, which contributes to the premium quality of its meat products. The company aims to meet the demands of various food and meat markets with its reliable offerings.

Lakeland Dairies

Grant in 2023
Lakeland Dairies is a prominent dairy processing co-operative based in the northern half of the island of Ireland, covering a fifteen-county area. The co-operative processes approximately one billion litres of high-quality milk each year, transforming it into various value-added dairy foodservice products and functional dairy food ingredients. This extensive operation not only contributes to the local economy but also supports the agricultural community by sourcing milk from local farmers.

Dansko Foods

Grant in 2023
Dansko Foods is a food manufacturing company that specializes in manufacturing a wide range of dairy products.

Staunton Foods

Grant in 2023
Staunton Foods has been selling high-quality pork and bacon products to domestic and international markets.

Dairygold Co-Operative Society

Grant in 2023
Dairygold CoOperative Society is Ireland's leading farmer owned Agri business and the country's second largest dairy processor.

AltraTech

Venture Round in 2021
AltraTech Limited, established in 2013 and located in Shannon, Ireland, specializes in the design of biosensors and semiconductor chips aimed at DNA testing for food traceability in the agricultural sector. The company has developed a portable device that enhances molecular detection of viral DNA and RNA using advanced enrichment and semiconductor techniques. This innovation achieves the sensitivity and specificity comparable to traditional PCR methods, allowing for rapid and accurate measurement of viral samples. Through these technologies, AltraTech contributes to improving food safety and quality in the agri-business industry.

Peckish

Seed Round in 2020
Peckish operates an online food ordering platform designed to assist restaurants in managing and marketing their menu items effectively. The platform features a search algorithm that allows consumers to find dishes tailored to their dietary needs, such as gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan options. By creating a searchable layer across various ordering platforms like Deliveroo and Flipdish, Peckish enables users to explore and order food that aligns with their personal preferences. Additionally, the platform provides detailed ingredient information, ensuring customers can make informed choices about their meals while facilitating streamlined updates to menus for targeted consumer groups.

T.E. Laboratories (TelLab)

Grant in 2018
TelLab provides custom chemicals for pharmaceutical manufacturers, own-label chemical distributors, food and beverage companies, electronics and technology firms, industrial manufacturers, regulatory agencies, hospitals, and hospital labs.

Irish Bioeconomy Foundation

Grant in 2018
Irish Bioeconomy Foundation provides a range of support services such as life cycle analysis, the development of new product concepts, market analysis, and industry insights. They produce food, feed, materials, and energy using renewable resources from forestry, agriculture, and the marine.

Blanco Nino

Venture Round in 2017
Blanco Nino is an Ireland-based company dedicated to producing authentic Mexican food products, focusing on high-quality corn tortillas. They specialize in creating fresh tortillas, nacho chips, masa harina, and various other corn-based snacks and meals, all made using the traditional nixtamalization process. This method enhances flavor and nutritional value, ensuring customers receive healthy and authentic food options. Blanco Nino sources non-GMO maize from passionate growers who prioritize sustainability, reflecting the company's commitment to quality and authenticity in its offerings.

Food Choice at Work

Venture Round in 2017
Food Choice at Work specializes in providing a healthy eating management system designed to enhance employee health within workplace environments. The company focuses on transforming workplaces into supportive settings for nutrition by offering a scientifically backed program that promotes dietary education and modifies the food environment. Their services are scalable and culturally tailored, aimed at fostering healthy eating habits among employees. By implementing these changes, Food Choice at Work seeks to reduce obesity rates and improve overall productivity, thereby contributing positively to the well-being of the workforce.

CBL Equipment

Venture Round in 2017
CBL Equipment are pleased to announce the introduction of a newly patented waterless chafing dish the Castle Chafer, that out performs traditional chafing dishes while reducing fuel cost to under €0.25 / Hour. Their countertop insulated chafing dish for the food service industry is designed to hold food at the appropriate serving temperature needed to offer your food at its best for longer. The Castle Chafer is ideal for holding pre-cooked foods, soups and sauces at a perfect temperature prior to serving. Making it ideal for high-end food service, catering, outdoor events, and other food environments.

Oculer

Venture Round in 2017
Oculer specializes in the rapid detection of thermoduric bacteria in milk and dairy products through its advanced microbiology laboratory. The company has developed a fully automated platform that offers a low-cost, user-friendly solution for identifying spoilage microorganisms, including bacteria, yeast, and mold. By utilizing patented technologies, Oculer ensures superior sensitivity and specificity compared to traditional microbiological testing methods. This innovation allows food and beverage manufacturers to quickly and accurately detect microbial contamination in their products and processes, ultimately helping them reduce inventory holding costs and minimize the risk of product recalls. Oculer is also working on a suite of products designed for in-process and finished product testing, catering to smaller sample sizes.

Kinsale Gourmet

Venture Round in 2016
Kinsale Gourmet is a new range of Chilled Restaurant Quality Convenience Meals.We do they prep, you cook it up!

AltraTech

Seed Round in 2014
AltraTech Limited, established in 2013 and located in Shannon, Ireland, specializes in the design of biosensors and semiconductor chips aimed at DNA testing for food traceability in the agricultural sector. The company has developed a portable device that enhances molecular detection of viral DNA and RNA using advanced enrichment and semiconductor techniques. This innovation achieves the sensitivity and specificity comparable to traditional PCR methods, allowing for rapid and accurate measurement of viral samples. Through these technologies, AltraTech contributes to improving food safety and quality in the agri-business industry.

Biosensia

Venture Round in 2011
Biosensia Ltd. is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in point-of-care in-vitro diagnostics. It has developed RapiPlex, an innovative diagnostic platform designed to provide both quantitative and qualitative laboratory test results. RapiPlex consists of a disposable assay cartridge and a compact tabletop instrument, allowing for the transition of complex immunoassays from centralized laboratories to doctors' offices or patients' bedsides. This advancement supports near-patient care without sacrificing analytical performance. The platform is versatile, capable of analyzing various biological samples such as whole blood, plasma, serum, urine, saliva, and milk. Biosensia also focuses on applications in theranostics, veterinary testing, and food safety. The company was founded in 2000 and was previously known as NanoComms Ltd. Biosensia operates as a subsidiary of Kypha Inc. since 2018.

Biosensia

Venture Round in 2008
Biosensia Ltd. is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in point-of-care in-vitro diagnostics. It has developed RapiPlex, an innovative diagnostic platform designed to provide both quantitative and qualitative laboratory test results. RapiPlex consists of a disposable assay cartridge and a compact tabletop instrument, allowing for the transition of complex immunoassays from centralized laboratories to doctors' offices or patients' bedsides. This advancement supports near-patient care without sacrificing analytical performance. The platform is versatile, capable of analyzing various biological samples such as whole blood, plasma, serum, urine, saliva, and milk. Biosensia also focuses on applications in theranostics, veterinary testing, and food safety. The company was founded in 2000 and was previously known as NanoComms Ltd. Biosensia operates as a subsidiary of Kypha Inc. since 2018.
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