Bridging Science and the Consumer Conference

Key market trends and implications for the Irish food industry

Bridging Science and the Consumer: Key market trends and implications for the Irish food industry
Tuesday, 19th November | Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, D15 DY05

Market experts, research scientists and industry commentators met at a joint Bord Bia - Teagasc conference to discuss how science is responding to key market trends, and wider policy issues such as climate change. 

Presentations from the event include

• The changing marketplace for Irish food and drink products (PDF)
  Padraig Brennan, Sectors Director, Bord Bia
• Consumer food choice behavior: underlying preferences, motivations and attitudes (PDF)
  Professor Wim Verbeke, Professor of Agro-food Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, University of Ghent
• Addressing consumer demand for protein: supply-side opportunities and challenges (PDF)
  Professor Maeve Henchion, Head of Dept of Agrifood Business and Spatial Analysis, Teagasc
• Supply Chain Collaboration Making things happen (PDF)
  Sarah Haire, Chair of the European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability
• Sustainable Diets The complex nexus of food, health and climate (PDF)
  Dr. Sinead McCarthy, Consumer Behaviour Researcher, Teagasc
• Health promoting fermented foods: scientific developments and new opportunities (PDF)
  Professor Paul Cotter, Head of Food Biosciences, Teagasc

Bord Bia’s trends programme highlights how consumer needs are changing, exploring the macro forces of change that will influence how consumers lives are evolving. The trends explore health and wellbeing, responsible living, community and identity, fuller lives and engaging experiences.
More information can be found here Bord Bia Consumer Lifestyle Trends