Hospitality student Lorna Long receives beef parcel from Eoin Ryan, ABP
ABP Beef, a division of the Ardee-based ABP Food Group, has generously agreed to sponsor the Dundalk IT hospitality department for the current academic year. They will supply DkIT Hospitality with beef to be used by students training to work in the hospitality sector.
The sponsorship was agreed after Lecturer in Culinary Arts, Michael McNamara, noticed that many cuts of beef popular in other countries were not as readily available in Irish hotels and restaurants. With a view to broadening his students’ range of knowledge and skills, and also contributing to a wider choice of beef dishes in Irish hotels and restaurants, Michael approached ABP with a view to them supplying beef to the DkIT Hospitality department. ABP Beef kindly agreed and this partnership was formally launched on yesterday when Eoin Ryan of ABP delivered the first consignment of beef.
A statement on the college website says: “DkIT is delighted to partner with ABP Food Group in training students to work in one of the most vibrant areas of the Irish economy, the food service sector. We look forward to cooperating to provide skills to our students that will enhance both their future careers and the Irish hospitality industry generally.”
