It’s the August bank holiday weekend and today’s edition of Food In 5 Minutes looks at
- Three new eateries opening in Kilkenny in recent weeks (with one about to open)
- Calls for the restoration of the 9% VAT rate for hospitality heading to Europe
- The expansion of the Hot School Meals programme
- ALDI ditching their blue bottle caps as their sustainability push continues
- Weird TikTok food trends
For the uninitiated, Food In 5 Minutes is the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories every Sunday morning, plucked from the Irish food scene and beyond over the past week, all served up in five minutes or less, ish. Take a listen to the latest helping below.
Links to check
- Kelly calls for reinstatement of 9% VAT rate for hospitality
- Minister Humphreys announces 168 additional Primary Schools approved for Hot School Meals
- Further 168 primary schools to get hot meals from September
- Aldi Ireland makes huge change to popular product across all 161 Irish stores (Irish Mirror)
- This week’s edition of The Week In Food
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