The Food Hub is a leading food and drink enterprise asset: a community-owned centre of production, skills, innovation and regional food development.
“Nothing comes easy to a town like Drumshanbo – you have to work to achieve things. I love that mentality.”
Opened in 2003, it provides over 35,000 sq ft of food infrastructure via independent food-grade work units with full occupancy since 2016. Today, it is home to a community of food and drink producers, a global premium drinks manufacturer, bakery, organic products, training and education, industry networking via Taste Leitrim, food tourism and café hospitality, The Shed visitor experience and study visits.
It supports over 150 jobs and is worth over €4 million per annum to the local economy. It builds skills and careers, shares learning at EU level and gives Drumshanbo a powerful platform in Ireland’s food and drink sector.
The Food Hub shows what can happen when community leadership, public funders, entrepreneurs and education partners build around a shared purpose.
Shared Learning
A strong mix of Production, Hospitality, Training & Food sector activity..
Premium drinks production, visitor experience and hospitality.
Traditional Leitrim food production from Drumshanbo.
Fresh baking and food service activity.
Organic food and drink innovation from Drumshanbo.
Food and hospitality skills in a real food and drink setting.
Food, coffee, character and welcome at the Shed Distillery.
The Food Hub is home to Taste Leitrim, the country network connecting food and drink producers, food places, events and experiences.
Education at The Food Hub is built around one clear idea; people learn best when they are close to the sector they are preparing for.
Through our European projects we gain valuable insights into food innovation across Europe as well as very useful learnings which we can apply in our centre.
For tenant enquires, education, Taste Leitrim, funding, learning or regional food and drink collaboration, contact The Food Hub team.
