Q&A with Blanca Valencia Spanish Food & Drinks Speaker, Cook & Writer

Name: Blanca Valencia  Occupation & Company: Freelance Events and PR Spanish Food and Drinks, Speaker, Cook and Writer Tell me about your current role? I collaborate with the Spanish Commercial office in food promotions and events and work with DO Rueda and DO Rias Baixas in promoting their wines in Ireland. I also collaborate with…

Q&A with Santina Kennedy, PR & Cultural Events at The Powerscourt Distillery

Name : Santina Kennedy Role: PR & Cultural Events at The Powerscourt Distillery Tell me about your current role? I work at The Powerscourt Distillery in a PR/ Events role. It’s very varied, and ranges from curating cultural events to organising collaborations with other brands, to supporting the sales team with in-house VIP visitors etc….

Q&A with Mary O Sullivan, owner of Beara Bitters

Name: Mary O Sullivan Occupation & Company: Owner, Beara Bitters Tell me about your current role? My current role is to drive growth into the company. We offer 200ml bottles that are sized for the bar and restaurant trade, 50ml bottles that were designed for the Off-licence trade (with home cocktail enthuiasts) and a 30ml…

Viki Baird, Boss Lady, Stillagarden Distillery & Visitor Centre

Name: Viki BairdOccupation & Company: Boss Lady, Stillagarden Distillery & Visitor Centre Tell me about your current role?I started the business in 2019, opened in March 2020 – then swiftly closed. Various openings and closing of the visitor center, thankfully the shop and manufacturing was allowed to continue throughout which gave us the opportunity to…

Q&A with Amanda Thomson, CEO and Founder of Thomson & Scott NOUGHTY.

Name: I’m Amanda Thomson Occupation & Company: CEO and Founder of Thomson & Scott NOUGHTY. Tell me about your current role? We’re planning to be the world’s No. 1 Premium Non-Alcoholic Wine Brand. The choice for traditional wine lovers.  How did you first get into the drinks industry? My initial steps in the industry were to move to…