Meade Potato Company specialise in growing, packing and distribution of potatoes, fruit and vegetables and is one of Ireland's leading suppliers to the retail market. Our business has being growing for many years constantly adapting to our customers' requirements. We offer high quality produce using a top class distribution service.
We only source the best and freshest produce for our customers and are fully committed to finding seasonal produce locally, which is good for our customers and the environment.
Through our commitment to quality and service we have managed to achieve a position as one of the top five fruit and vegetable suppliers in Ireland.
Philip J Meade operated as a sole trader in the potato, fruit and vegetables business from 1977 and moved to the Braystown site in 1980.
Meade Potato Co. Ltd was set up in 1982 at this site and currently employs over 100 staff directly and 300 more indirectly involved in transport, electrical, maintenance and growers. These figures rise during busy harvesting seasons.
While our principal business is in the potato sector, we have developed a fruit and vegetables division which now accounts for 50% of Meade Potato Company's total business.
We have extensive experience in supplying to large multiple-chain supermarkets and currently supply several well known Irish and European chains. We handle approximately 25,000 tons of potatoes per year, The majority of which are committed to our multiple-chain supermarket customers, and a small percentage to the open market. We supply over 50 lines to our main customers over the course of any week concentrating on high volume, low margin sales.
Our business has being growing steadily over the last few years. Our main other lines include green cabbage, carrots, Brussels sprouts, peppers, cauliflower and onions, whereas our main lines of fruit are satsumas, oranges, pears, apples, tomatoes (yes, they are classified as fruit), grapes, melons and plums.
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