The third and final day of Web Summit 2015 is underway. This is the last time the event will take place on Irish soil for at least three years as it moves to Lisbon from 2016. While there are many big names from the world of technology at the RDS, one of the issues causing the biggest stir was the price of the food.
On Tuesday, we heard how a burger and bottle of water cost delegates €20. Today, I have been finding out just how much Web Summit costs the food providers.
I walked across to Food Summit which is based in Herbert Park to talk to food vendors about #FoodGate, just as they were wrapping up after day two. Some providers told me they were busier than the first day, as consumers had been given a breakdown of what their food voucher entitled them to.
I spoke to one businessman, however, who shut up shop and abandoned Web Summit as his presence at the event had cost him €5,000.
"I was told to provide 400 to 500 meals for each day. I prepared 500 meals for Tuesday's event and I only sold 94. So I threw out 406 meals because we offer high end produce and I will not give my customers two-day old food. We have suffered a big loss. It's cost me €2,500 per day. So overall I've lost €5,000."
He has pulled out of Web Summit as he predicted he would lose a further €2,000 if he opted to stay.
