Barbara is an InterTrade Ireland Trade Export Pathway Consultant who specialises in food and drink.
Previous clients include Burren Balsamics, Glastry Farm Ice-Cream, Long Meadow Cider, Sliabh Aughty Honey, Papas Mineral Company, Mount Mills Flax Oil, Mourne Dew Distillery, DessertFirst and Kilfera Foods.
Testimonials
“Shines Seafoods has worked with Barbara on many occasions over the last ten years. She has taken our business from strength to strength at different intervals and on different journeys of growth. We have largely worked with her as a business and marketing consultant. Barbara has given us leads , supports and many new ideas that have massively helped grow our business and increase brand awareness both online and offline. Her strong connections with food and journalism have been invaluable to us a food business. On a personal level, Barbra will bring the spark, joy, fun and motivation into any business that needs a little pep in their step. She is an inspiring person and a joy to work with.”
Shines Seafoods
“Mentoring by Barbara means Barbara gives it her all. And she really does in every area of business support, in my case a food business. She quickly gets on top of priority needs and taps into her very broad range of knowledge, network, training, expertise, experiences, technical skills and creative thinking. She is an encyclopaedia of all things Media, Food and Culinary. Barbara was tailor-made for our business and she really cared. That spoke volumes to me.”
Will Taylor, Glastry Farm Ice-Cream
“We still work with Barbara following on from our Elevate project in 2016. She has superb contacts, a strong work ethic and always goes the extra mile.”
Martina Calvey, Achill Mountain Lamb
“Barbara introduced me to a Northern Ireland distributor who she thought would be a good fit. We shipped our first order today. Delighted!”
Margaret Fleming, DessertFirst
NB I am not employed by InterTrade Ireland, I do consultancy work for them.
The Good China Set
Barbara Collins worked as a reporter and producer at BBC Northern Ireland for 16 years before setting up her own company, the Good China Set, in 2015. She is based in Galway, Ireland.
Barbara is a member of the UK and Irish Guilds of Food Writers. She writes for Taste of Ulster/Food NI, broadcasts for BBC Radio Ulster and she also does occasional PR work including the Blas na hEireann Awards.