Golden Popcorn shortlisted in the Belfast Business Top 50 Awards

Lucy McDowell, Managing Director of Golden Popcorn has been shortlisted at the Belfast Business Top 50 Awards, to be held tonight at Stormont, Belfast. The event, organised by the Belfast Media Group and which features BT and Grafton Recruitment as major sponsors, pays tribute to the entrepreneurs and business leaders who are role models within their communities, creating wealth and jobs in challenging economic times.

Lucy is shortlisted for the prestigious Growth Award, an award that will go to a Belfast company which has demonstrated exceptional levels of growth in sales over the past 12 months. The remaining finalists for this award are; Anna Burles of Rehab Studio, Conor Daykin of Tasty Foods and Dr. James O’Neill of Corvus Consulting.

http://www.belfastmedia.com/business_article.php?ID=708

Making the headlines...

This may not be news to those who are regular readers of the Belfast Telegraph, but for everyone who missed it, here is Golden Popcorn's Managing Director, Lucy McDowell pictured with Invest NI's Maynard Mawhinney. The picture was published in last Tuesday's issue of the Belfast Telegraph to celebrate the recent increase in our business in the Republic of Ireland market.

On the air

If you're up bright and early next Monday, you may want to tune in to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster show. Their business correspondent, Eddie O'Gorman approached us with a view to discovering what local companies were doing to combat the recession. On the show you can hear what Lucy McDowell, Golden Popcorn's managing director, thinks is important during these recessionary times.

Catch the interview at: 6.45, 7.45, and a summary at 8.45. More updates to follow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster/