A New Home for Food Innovation
Built in the West. Ready for the World
At BIA Innovator Campus, we’re proudly rooted in the West of Ireland. Our ambition and impact reach far beyond. With best-in-class facilities, state-of-the-art food production facilities, and a cohort of experienced professionals we offer a unique launchpad for food and drink SMEs ready to grow, scale, and lead.
Whether you’re developing your first product or preparing to export, BIA delivers hands-on support, expert mentorship, and real commercial insight to move your business forward. It’s more than a campus it’s a spark for food innovation with global potential. We don’t just talk the talk all of our team have strong industry experience and well honed skills we walk the walk!
Every Stage. Every Step. Every Set Back.
We’ll be there to support strengthen and strive with you for your business success.
At BIA Innovator Campus, we support food and drink businesses every step of the way from the very first spark of an idea to full-scale commercial success. Whether you’re developing your concept, building your skills through targeted training, or navigating new product development in our state-of-the-art facilities, BIA is your growth partner.
We provide access to technical expertise, production support, and showcasing opportunities that bring your brand to life. Through our accelerator programmes and deep industry network, we help ambitious SMEs move faster, grow stronger, and scale smarter transforming local innovation into global impact.
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Testimonials
Edel Breslin
Oir Tonics
My interaction with the BIA team started in the very early stages of Oir Tonics when the product was at the idea stages and I reached out to find out more about the services at BIA Innovator Campus. From the get-go both the team were like an extended part of my team (of one at the time) their expertise and support were incredible from a technical side and both a “what to do next” approach.
The bootstrapping course provided amazing information for Oir Tonics and me about approaching the UK market and we also made a trip to Bread and Jam Festival 2023 as advised by the team at BIA. This was hugely beneficial for our growth at OT, and I will be forever grateful for this recommendation.
As a result of taking part in the Bootstrapping course, I was granted a day with Food Technologist and manufacturing wizard Colm. This day was incredible as Colm’s wealth of knowledge opened my eyes to areas we can quickly improve efficiencies and how we would have to alter our current plant to achieve accreditations such as BRC and ISO 22200.
Mark Birrane
Nutri Jellies
BIA Innovator Campus were instrumental in developing the product formulation for my new food brand. When I first reached out, I had been working on developing an innovative food product in my home kitchen. After various unsuccessful attempts, I knew I needed professional expertise – which BIA more than provided. Their knowledge of all areas of food, as well as their commitment to seeing the project through was impeccable.
In addition to their support with the product formulation, the BIA team have extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of the food industry – which they use to help their clients in various ways. The products we developed were the first of their kind, which made it a very technically challenging project. Without the commitment and expertise of the BIA team, we would not have been able to come to market with such a unique and high-quality product.
Despite the difficulties of the project, the BIA team were a pleasure to work and spend time with, which made the process both enjoyable and rewarding. For anyone with a food business I strongly recommend reaching out to the BIA team & capitalising on the incredible supports that they offer.
Claire Keane
Second Street Bakeshop
BIA has been a powerful resource for Second Street Bakeshop’s growth and development. I attended a meet-the-buyer campaign organised by Sandra, where I got face-to-face time with Aoife from Avoca. We discussed what works in her confectionery department and we’re excited to say we’ll be stocked in the store in 2024.
This year I’ve been working with Colm at BIA on a challenging vegan toffee brittle project. Through many trials and formulations, we’ve been able to bring the cost down and the product attributes up. As a result, we’ll be bringing the vegan toffee brittle to market in early 2024.
Gerard O'Donohue
Álainn
BIA Innovator Campus was essential in bringing my overnight oats product to market. With guidance from food technologists, Colm and Anita, I was able to refine my recipes, source ingredients, and ensure top quality. Their insights into flavour and nutrition helped me create products that resonate with health-conscious consumers.
The campus provided not only technical support but also a community of fellow entrepreneurs, which inspired and encouraged me throughout the process. Thanks to BIA Innovator Campus and their dedicated team, my vision for quality, health-focused overnight oats has become a reality.
I highly recommend them to any food entrepreneur and look forward to working with them again in the future.
Eugene & Ronan Greaney
Dough Bros
The team at BIA have been a great source of support to us ever since we had the idea to grow into retail, which stretches back over 2 years now. The whole team put in huge time and effort into the feasibility of the idea, research into the marketplace and partnering us with invaluable mentors within our industry. BIA continue to be a resource that we rely upon.
Just recently the team helped implement our food management systems for our new production facility which we passed in our audit with flying colours.
The Food Technology team were a huge help in that regard. We would like to thank all the team at BIA for their incredibly generous support and belief they have given us and we look forward to continuing that relationship as our business grows in the future.