Golden Mushrooms acquired by Walsh Mushrooms
Walsh Mushrooms Group is the second largest mushroom supplier to the UK marketplace, with operations in Ireland and the UK in compost manufacture, mushroom growing, marketing and distribution.
The group currently markets over 26,000t of mushrooms annually accounting for over 15% of the total UK mushroom market. The acquisition brings the total group employee number to 380 people across four sites in Ireland and the UK and boosts the groups own production capability to 140t of mushrooms per week.
Impact of Brexit
Commenting on Brexit’s impact on the industry, Padraic O’Leary, managing director of Walsh Mushrooms said: “The last seven months have certainly been incredibly difficult but we are confident that the sector will overcome the challenge created by Brexit.
“The fact is that mushrooms are the second largest vegetable category in the UK, yet the market is not self-sufficient and needs to import 50% of their mushroom requirement. A long-standing, strong relationship exists between our markets and we are confident that ultimately the UK will return a more sustainable price for Irish mushrooms reflecting the new, post Brexit, foreign exchange rates.”
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