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TRANSITION TRAVELERS: stories from our social innovators
Have a look to some successful stories from Milan, Bilbao, London, Paris, Ireland West and Lisbon. Discover which projects have been
successfully supported, what are they doing, what kind of support they were looking for and how they benefited from TRANSITION project.
THE INAGH VALLEY TRUST,
CONNEMARA FOOD VENTURES
From TRANSITION Ireland West
transition
ireland west
The Inagh Valley Trust has identified areas in
which the energy of enterprise and the insights of
research can have lasting societal impacts.
Founded in the heart of Connemara in 2008, the
concept has emerged into the ‘’Hatchery of
Ideas’’. Companies in the cluster now include
Connemara Food Ventures, KoralSea, JLP Analysis
and Advance Science and each in turn deliver
products and services addressing specific societal
needs.
Connemara Food Ventures was established in
2014, following four years of R&D, in recognition
of the huge role dietary choices are having across
all sectors of society. As a food ingredients
company, Connemara Food Ventures, specialises
in bringing bio-active and wellness products to a
wide consumer base, to enhance their welfare
and deepen their understanding of the concept
‘’we are what we eat’’ .
A major issue identified are the levels of salt in our
diets and the increasing moves at EU level to
curtail. Bread is perhaps one of the most widely
used food salt-laden items and a significant
reduction in salt levels could have widespread
positive dietary impact. As a result of an R&D
campaign NORI Bake was developed and trialled
and simply makes baking better. Easy to use, this
blend of Inagh Valley Organic Seaweed enhances