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<\/a><\/p>\nWe\u2019ve gathered together a number of experts involved in the business of selling food to talk to them about what they think is going to happen in the sector in the coming years. Is it going to be all about price and the growth of discount retailers or will shoppers begin to look for something other than cheap cheese and salami? What are the trends which key players are noticing here and how do they see these developing?<\/p>\n
Has the Irish shopper gone completely promiscuous when it comes to buying food or are they still capable of loyalty? Will the economic bounce mean a change in our consumer habits? Will smaller spaces trump hypermarkets even for the multiples? What\u2019s the role of technology going to be in how we shop for grubs? What about provenence and organics? And what about the kids \u2013 how will Generation Z shop for food?<\/p>\n
The panel<\/strong>:\u00a0Henry Dummer<\/a>\u00a0(director of marketing\u00a0Tesco<\/a>),\u00a0Rachel Firth<\/a>\u00a0(general manager\u00a0Fallon & Byrne<\/strong>),\u00a0Joe Doyle<\/strong>\u00a0(founder\u00a0Donnybrook Fair<\/a>) and\u00a0Norman Rides<\/a>\u00a0(general manager\u00a0Dublin Food Co-Op<\/a>)<\/p>\n The details<\/strong>: Banter on the future of food shopping takes place at the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey St., Dublin 1) on Wednesday May 20. Doors open at 6pm and the discussion begins at 6.30pm. Tickets are available\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0(please note the event\u00a0is now\u00a0sold out<\/strong>).<\/p>\n This event is part of\u00a0Living for the City<\/strong>, Banter\u2019s ongoing series of discussions about living, working and playing in Dublin in the 21st century. To date, this has featured discussions on\u00a0transport<\/a>,\u00a0housing<\/a>,\u00a0immigration<\/a>,\u00a0media<\/a>,\u00a0alternative spaces<\/a>,\u00a0creativity<\/a>and\u00a0cafes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Where do you go to buy your food? From huge supermarkets and the corner store to the farmers\u2019 markets and specialist shops, there has never been a time with a more varied and diverse number of outlets selling food. You may think that we won\u2019t see many more changes in the sector, but people were … <\/p>\n