Of the countless crystal ball-gazing webinars held by business organisations since the onset of Covid-19, the one organised by Love Irish Food on Wednesday stood out for a simple reason: sheer optimism. A certain amount of cheerleading can be expected from an organisation dedicated to the promotion of Irish-made consumer foods. Yet the positive outlook sketched out for an audience of food manufacturers by Tánaiste and Minister for Business Leo Varakdar; Tesco Ireland commercial director Joe Manning; economist Jim Power; and David Berry of marketing consultancy Kantar Ireland was grounded in some convincing observations. They all agreed that Irish food…

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