Intent: Ensure understanding of industry perspectives on the closure of the hospitality sector and its impact on the drinks industry.::Ensure awareness of Drinks Ireland's #TogetherAgain and #BeSound campaigns
Details: Drinks Ireland campaigns in support of hospitality reopening
Intent: Secure a training programme for ACA members and fairness in accessing state funded research
Details: Government Talks: seeking inclusion of training programme for ACA members, farmer training in advance of next CAP and access to state funded research at no cost to our members
Intent: To make DPOs aware of the launch of Drinks Ireland's 'Reopening with Respect' campaign, which was aimed to encourage consumers to act respectfully when returning to their favourite pubs, bars and restaurants. The campaign aimed to support the work being done by the Government and relevant agencies as well as by venues, who are introducing new guidelines and safety measures across the hospitality sector
Intent: Ensure awareness of food industry priorities; namely, around the functioning of the supply chain, market impacts, company level impacts, protective measures at company level, innovation measures, Government support measures and Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
Details: COVID-19 and the Prepared Consumer Foods sector
Intent: Ensure awareness of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the drinks sector::Support for the sector's priorities; namely, allowing drinks producers to continue to operative effectively in accordance with the essential services list, a forum to offer a whole of sector input to the practical reopening of the hospitality sector, supporting exports by putting boots on the ground, support for domestic tourism, further cash flow supports, US-EU mutual tariff relief and allow for direct online selling to support the craft sector