An award-winning UK malt whisky producer seeks Irish partners for a distribution services agreement (Ref. BOUK20160804003)

An East of England company uses local grown barley and local spring water in its distillation to hand craft its English malt whisky. The company matures its whisky in American oak casks which have been previously used in the maturation of bourbon, sherry and wines to provide a unique taste. The company seeks to enter into distribution services agreements with experienced whisky distributors in Ireland.

The company has built a good reputation for supplying excellent whiskies and has been awarded European Whisky of the Year to years running and it has also received a number of other awards for its products. There are currently 12 types of malt whisky within its product portfolio.

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Finnish company seeks partnership with Irish health professionals for its online tool (Ref. BOFI20160603003)

This Finnish company offers a license for a holistic online coaching tool for healthcare and wellbeing professionals and would like to use it in Ireland through a pilot scheme. The tool is used for chronic disease prevention, mental health care and life management. The company would also consider engaging with partners through a commercial agency agreement. The company would also be keen to engage with healthcare professionals who provide health services (e.g. occupational health, rehabilitation) and are using/willing to use digital services. Partnerships with research institutes would also be considered. Partners would be expected to give feedback on the tool; how it works in their market etc.

The tool is designed to allow healthcare professionals provide holistic support to its patients so that a personalised, motivating and holistic support can be given. The tool enables:

• Professional support to the customer’s daily life in between face-to-face consultations
• Commitment and motivation by small daily steps
• Concrete steps and sustained change
• Easy follow-up of progress
• Meetings with an integrated video call

The Finnish company uses the latest theories of behaviour change and cognitive behavioural interventions. For further information on this profile, please contact Eimear.