Oonagh Monahan is a Chartered Food Scientist and works as a consultant, mentor and trainer specialising in food business development and innovation. With over 30 years’ experience in the food sector, Oonagh works with producers across the island of Ireland and throughout Europe, from start up through to growth and export. Oonagh previously worked for the Kerry Group (Grove Turkeys) and Premier Foods (Manor Bakeries).

To date she has worked with over food & drink 350 food producers many of whom can be found on supermarket shelves of the multiple retailers in Ireland and the UK. Oonagh also works at the interface of the food industry and Academia, at the forefront of innovation, technology transfer and collaboration.

Her best-selling book “More Money for Jam – the Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Food Business”, 3rd Edn., is published by Oak Tree Press and is widely available.