The newly opened Foodovation Centre at North West Regional College has
been shortlisted as a finalist at the NI Year of Food and Drink Awards.
The
centre, run our own Brian McDermott is in the top three of the
‘Growing for the Future’ Category.
The winners will be announced at a black tie dinner at the Culloden Hotel
on Thursday, February 2.
Fergal
Tuffy, Technology Innovation Manager with NWRC’s Business Support centre said they were delighted to be
shortlisted for the awards.
He added: “Since the Centre’s official opening in November 2016, the response has been overwhelming. The visiting stakeholders feel that the College has delivered a centre that can assist the development of new products, embedding the skills and knowledge, and companies such as Carol’s Stock Market, Corndale Farm Chorizo, Primrose Café and Chocolate Manor are examples of companies that have already received invaluable support. We are able to leverage various types of funding such as the Department for Economy’s InnovateUs and Skills Focus programmes, Invest NI and Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Vouchers initiatives and the Connected programme to support entrepreneurs and businesses so we’d encourage anyone that has an idea to come and talk to us.“