July 19, 2017

 

Irish seafood agency announces 8 finalists for BIM seafood awards

 

 

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland's Seafood Development Agency, bared on Wednesday, July 19, the eight finalists for the BIM Seafood Retail Business Awards 2018.

 

The inaugural Seafood Retail Business Awards will recognise retail managers who can demonstrate successful business models, excellent understanding of seafood, coupled with outstanding business and sales acumen.

 

The Awards come under two headings: Supermarket Seafood Counters and Independent Seafood Specialists. Four candidates from across Ireland have now been shortlisted in each category.  

 

Jim O'Toole, BIM CEO, said, "The objective of this competition is to identify the seafood business with the best seafood business skillset.  The judges will be taking a critical look at management structures, future growth plans, sales and profit performance.  In September the finalists will need to reflect to the judges how they have implemented what they have learned through their mentoring with the experts in BIM for the benefit of the business, and how they plan to grow their businesses into the future".

 

The competition finals will take place in September when each of the finalists will present to a panel of business experts including retail mentor James Burke, entrepreneur and businessman Bobby Kerr, financial advisor Moira Creedon and Ronald Hovenars, a food business mentor from Holland.

 

The finalists are:

 

Independent Seafood Specialist

 

Donagh Good, Good Fish Shop, Carrigiline, County Cork

Laura Desmond, Reid's Fish Market, Howth, Co. Dublin

Lar Mc Carthy, The Fresh Fish Shop, Bandon, Co. Cork

Gerard Collier, Fisherman's Catch, ClogherHead, Co. Louth

 

Supermarket Seafood Manager

 

Scott Smullen, Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt, Dublin

Daniel Drwall, Tarpeys Supervalu, Co. Cavan

Dan O Regan, Garveys Supervalu, Tralee, Co. Kerry

Piotr Wojakowski, Fields Supervalu, Skibbereen, Co. Cork

 

The winners will receive a prize package of business supports worth €15,000 (US$17,285) including branding and promotional advice, PR training, business mentoring  and support.