Irish mushroom supplier says Aldi's cheap offers help business
"We're not affected financially when we're out on super six. More throughput in our facility lowers our cost of production," Leslie Codd said. "It's good for us and I imagine it's good for other Aldi suppliers too. "
Codd was speaking at the Guild of Agricultural Journalists AGM held in Aldi's Naas distribution centre on Friday.
Established in 1989, the business employs 225 staff with a turnover of €17m. It supplies around 53% of all the mushrooms consumed in Ireland and 75% of all Aldi's mushrooms.
"You have to have a level of faith in your customer base," Codd said, adding that they had also started supplying another supermarket directly in 2005.
He says their partnership with Aldi has worked out and Codd mushrooms continues to expand. He puts a certain amount of that down to the relationship built up with Aldi, which is partnered with more than 175 Irish producers.
"You're not going to become a millionaire supplying Aldi," he said, "You will do well and your business will do well. They are tough buyers, fair buyers, good buyers."
source: farmersjournal.ie
