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Opportunities for Irish food and drink suppliers

The company operates seven days per week.

Carroll Food Services are very supportive of Irish suppliers and buy Irish
produce, where possible. The company also supplies fresh produce,
provisions and meals to offices and outlets that do not have their own
kitchen facilities and works with suppliers operating central kitchens in the
delivery of such services.
There is growth for expansion here and opportunities for Irish producers to
supply these ingredients.

Purchasing policy and supplier requirements

Carroll Food Services are open to approaches and will look at price lists.

Suppliers must be HACCP compliant and other accreditations are
welcomed. Supplier audits are carried out regularly and there are no
charges for this activity.
The company has good relationships with its key suppliers and it has
confidence in its traceability systems.
The Operations Manager, in consultation with the Managing Director, is
the main purchase influencer, but ordering is managed by each individual
outlet.

Orders are placed by telephone, email and supplier e-portals.Flexibility
is required on cases sizes and shelf life as it is dependent on each site’s
storage capacity.

Carroll Food Services are keen advocates on sustainability and look to
suppliers to support this.

Distribution providers

Potential suppliers are expected to deliver to each site/unit as required. It is
also important that suppliers can deliver small quantities frequently due to
storage issues.

Key suppliers include Sysco Ireland, Musgrave Foodservice, M&K Meats,
Kish Fish and Keelings.

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