Twenty-fifteen marks the 80th anniversary of Glynns Fruit & Vegetables, Connacht’s premier supplier of fresh local produce into the catering industry. We dropped into the company’s Oranmore, County Galway base to take a closer look at the history and current well-being of this exceptional, third-generation family operation as well as exploring the wide range of […]
Ever wonder how retailers have such fresh fruit and vegetables in their stores? Well wonder no longer as this article sets out to explain the tasks involved in getting these items from their source and onto the shelves. Time is of the essence in this industry and experience counts for a lot too and that […]
The chairman of the IFA’s National Field Vegetables & Protected Crops Committee, Matt Foley talks about issues affecting members. A tomato grower based in Rush, Co. Dublin, Matt is into his second two-year term as chairman of the Committee which represents approximately 170 field vegetable growers in Ireland. The National Field Vegetables & Protected Crops […]
Waterfall Farms Ltd is a family-run business specialising in the growing, harvesting and preparing of vegetables for the catering trade. Founder Declan Martin explains more about the thriving Co. Cork-based concern. Waterfall Farms Ltd was established in 1998, but the Martin family have been growing vegetables since the early 1970s. On a rundown neglected 50-acre […]
