Venue: Kingsleyhotel and Residence

Venue: KingsleyHotel and Residence

Victoria Cross

Cork, Ireland

Tel: +353 21 4800555

Fax: +353 21 4800526

Web: information and online reservation)

Contact: Julie Crowley – Sales manager –

Rate: 120 Euros BB per single room

Interested people have to book directly with the hotel

Reference: YEMCo – Conference March 2007

Co-organizers: YEMCo and BORD BIA

Draft programme:

Day 1 – Friday 23 March 2007

9:00 amDeparture from the hotel.

1st visit:Dawn Meats Ltd.,
Knockgriffin
Midleton
Co. Cork
Ireland

Tel: +353-21-4631521

Fax: +353-21-4632055

2nd visit: Tesco Midleton

Market Green

Midleton

Co Cork

Tel: +353-18-90928543

Lunch

3rd visit:The Old Midleton Distillery

Distillery Walk,

Midleton

Co.Cork

Ireland

Tel: +353 (0)21 461-3594

Fax: +353 (0)21 461-3642

Website:

4th visit: English Market (local food market)

Grand Parade

Cork Ireland

Tel: +353-21-492 4334

5:30/6:00 pmReturn to the hotel.

8:00 pmDinner at Kingsley Hotel and Residence

Invernia suite

Day 2 – Saterday 24 March 2007

Conference at Kingsley Hotel and Residence - Invernia suite

9:30 amOpening remarks by Mr Philippe Borremans

President of Yemco

9:40 amMr Aidan Cotter

Chief executive – Bord Bia

10:00 amMs Mary Coughlan (to be confirmed)

Minister for Agriculture and Food

Coffee / tea break

11:00Mc Donald’s suppliers’ views:

-Mr Rick Landis

Vice-president Purchasing, Beef

KEYSTONE FOODS LLC

USA

-Mr Peter Mitchell

Director of Purchasing

Esca Food Solutions Ltd (formally known as McKey Food Service Ltd)

United Kingdom

OSI GROUP

Open discussion with the speakers

12:30 pmLunch - Kingsley Hotel and Residence – ‘Otters’ restaurant

14:00 pmRound table: ‘the mid-term challenges of the European meat industry’

-Mr Dan Browne

Chief Executive

DAWN MEATS GROUP

Ireland

-Mr Knud Buhl

Director of International affairs

DANSKE SLAGTERIER

Belgium

-Mr Luigi Cremonini

Prensident of Cremonini S.p.a

INALCA – Italy

-Mr Gérard Cladière

General Manager

ABC GROUP – France

-Mr Egbert Klokkers

Head of International sales

WESTFLEISCH - Germany

After a short introduction (5 min each), open discussion with the participants of the Round Table

16:00 pmConclusions by Philippe Borremans

The entire conference will be interpreted from and into English, French, German and Italian.

Also, a journalist, Mr. Pat O’Keeffe, will cover the event.

Mr. Pat O’KEEFFE

IRISH FARMERS JOURNAL

Irish Farm Centre

Bluebell

Dublin 12

Ireland

16:15 pm AGM

-Renewal of the Board (election of the Board members, president, vice-presidents).

-Next conference

18:30 pmDeparture from the hotel

Dinner at Curraheen Park (dog races)

Cork Greyhound Race Co. Ltd.,
Curraheen Park

Curraheen

Cork

Web:

END OF PROGRAMME