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To mark the start of Haiti Week 2012, Hibernia College founder and local Mayo man, Dr Seán Rowland, joined An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, former Munster and Irish rugby player Mick Galwey, and various other top businessmen in Ireland to launch the third annual Cycle4Haiti charity cycle.

Preparations are under way in Mayo schools as pupils and teachers alike pave the way for the introduction of a new healthy eating programme. The objective of the Food Dudes programme, run by Bord Bia, with funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the EU School Fruit Scheme, is to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home. The programme is currently being introduced to primary schools nationwide.

A new structured mentoring initiative where the expertise of leading indigenous food and drink companies will be shared with small food firms was launched this week at Bord Bia’s Small Business Open Day. More than 120 food companies gathered in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, to hear how global food and drink companies such as Glanbia, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Kepak, Bulmers, and Kraft will offer their advice and expertise to small food firms in the key areas of business strategy, account management, and logistics. The mentoring programme will be coordinated by Bord Bia in cooperation with FDII (Food and Drink Industry Ireland).

Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring has has said that the agri-food sector is on course for another strong year, following bumper export results for 2011. The Minister of State also confirmed that 98% of Single Farm Payments have been paid to farmers in County Mayo with outstanding payments set to be processed as quickly as possible.

Budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to develop their ideas for the upcoming challenge of the Green Dragon National Heat in February.

According to Bord Bia Quality Mark Christmas research, traditional turkey and ham is still the number one choice with 84 per cent of Irish people eating it on Christmas Day. The findings were released at the launch of Bord Bia’s Quality Mark Christmas campaign which encourages consumers to look for food with the Quality Mark when shopping this Christmas to ensure it has been produced to the highest quality standards and can be traced back to the farm.

Last Thursday the Salthill Hotel was a taste for the senses as McCambridge’s on Shop Street celebrated its eighth annual Food and Wine Fair. Proceeds raised on the evening all went to a local charity and national schools. The function room was a myriad of tasty treats, heart warming snacks, award winning artisan produce, sweet delicacies and rich wines from some 40 award winning food and wine producers, many of whome are from the immediate Galway area.

Two Galwegians were among the prize winners at the annual staff culinary competition organised by food and facilities management providers, Sodexo.

Enthusiastic foodies Glynn Anderson and John McLaughlin have written the definitive guide to the farmhouse cheeses of Ireland, a celebration of cheese and cheesemakers. During Bord Bia's Farmhouse Cheese and Craft Beer Weekend, taking place from today (Thursday) to Monday, they will be out and about, taking part in events and signing copies of their very tasty book. Tomorrow (Friday) from 4.30pm they will be in the Oslo Bar and Microbrewery in Upper Salthill.

A special food and wine fair organised by McCambridge’s of Shop Street will raise money for a number of Galway schools and a children’s cancer charity.