Ricky O’Brien, foodservice director at BWG Foods, has been appointed chair of the Irish Foodservice Suppliers Alliance (IFSA) for the 2025-2027 term, succeeding outgoing chair Conrad Greene. The mission of the IFSA is to leverage collective strengths and resources to deliver a suite of benefits for members and offer support to end users in the foodservice sector across the island of Ireland. O’Brien has worked with BWG Foods UC since 2006 and was appointed foodservice director in 2020. BWG Foodservice delivers innovative food solutions spanning more than 15,000 products to over 20,000 retailers, caterers, hotels, clubs, restaurants, institutions, health boards, fast-food outlets, and publicans. “It is a great privilege for me to be given the honour of taking the IFSA chair for the 2025-2027 term,” said O’Brien.