Rathcoole Healthy Food Company Wins South Dublin County Enterprise Award for 2018
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Rathcoole Healthy Food Company Wins South Dublin County Enterprise Award for 2018
County Enterprise Awards one of many highlights during ‘Local Enterprise Week’
A healthy food business based in Greenogue, Rathcoole has won the South Dublin County Enterprise Award for 2018.
The top prize of €5,000 went to Joanne and James Davey of Absolute Nutrition in Rathcoole. They will represent Local Enterprise Office South Dublin on May 24th in the Mansion House in Dublin at the National Enterprise Awards, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Absolute Nutrition are the producers of award winning paleo, protein and high energy snacks and treats from their new customised 4,000 square feet production facility in Greenogue Business Park. Currently employing seven staff, they will be adding two more staff in the coming months as their range of original recipe protein balls, energy bombs, raw bites and brownies provide healthier snacking options with powerful superfood nourishment for more and more customers.
Other winners at the awards ceremony, held in County Hall, Tallaght included:
- Best Innovation: John Maguire of Sensation Audio in Tallaght
- Best Export: Michael Higgins of Speedpin based in Clondalkin
- Best Start-Up: Sarah Kiely of Sadie’s Kitchen in Tallaght
Judging for the National Enterprise Awards is taking place in April and Absolute Nutrition will be competing against 30 other finalists from every local authority area for a share of the €40,000 prize fund. The Mansion House in Dublin is the venue for awards ceremony in May and categories this year include ‘Best Export Business,’ ‘Best Start Up Business’ and ‘Innovation,’ in addition to eight regional awards.
Speaking during the awards ceremony as part of Local Enterprise Week Colm Ward, Head of Enterprise with Local Enterprise Office South Dublin said: “Absolute Nutrition has already become a success story and the judges were particularly impressed by continued jobs expansion as well as increasing sales traction and market coverage. As Local Enterprise Offices celebrate twenty years of the National Enterprise Awards in 2018, South Dublin are proud to be represented by Absolute Nutrition in this extra special year.”
Among the special guests at the ceremony were Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Breda Bonner, Cllr. Charlie O’Connor (Chair of the Economic, Enterprise and Tourism Strategic Policy Committee of South Dublin County Council), Frank Nevin, Director of Economic Development with South Dublin County Council and Eoghan Hanrahan, Dublin Regional Director with Enterprise Ireland along with Ivan Yates from Newstalk and TV3 and John Kavanagh (owner SBG and coach of Conor McGregor).
The awards were just one of the many highlights of Local Enterprise Week, which comes to an end on March 9th. All over the country, the 31 Local Enterprise Offices have been jointly running over 300 events aimed at start-ups, aspiring entrepreneurs and small businesses in their area, to mark the week.
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National Enterprise Awards 2018
Award Categories and Prize Fund
The 2018 National Enterprise Awards take place on May 24th in the Mansion House in Dublin and are organised by the Local Enterprise Offices
- Overall Winner, National Enterprise Awards 2017 (Cash Prize for business: €10,000)
- Best Export Business (Cash Prize for business: €5,000)
- Best Start Up Business (Cash Prize for business: €5,000)
- Innovation Award (Cash Prize for business: €5,000)
- Eight Regional Winners (Cash Prize for business: €2,000 each)
- Regions:
- Dublin City, Fingal, Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown and South Dublin
- Kildare, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath
- Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny
- Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan
- Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Longford
- Galway, Mayo and Roscommon
- Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary
- Cork City, South Cork, Cork North and West andWaterford
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