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Product mix

Freshways are obsessed with sandwiches and everything else needed for a
great lunch to go. They make and cut sandwiches fresh by hand every day in
their kitchen using carefully chosen ingredients.

Product mix also includes bagels, flatbreads, wraps and artisan breads. They
also supply pasta, noodles and further gourmet cafe food-to-go options.
Freshways love to innovate to meet their goal of making the best ready-to-
go lunches and snacks in Ireland.

Customers include retailers, coffee shops, workplace restaurants, airline
and travel operators. Sustainable packaging is available across all ranges.

Food to Go – Sandwiches, Salad, Pasta Salads, Noodles, Rolls, Subs,
Flatbreads, Bagels, Wraps, Coleslaw, Sandwich Fillers, Paninis, Croque’s,
Hot Eats, Hot Hand Held Snacks, Breakfast, Orange Juice, Granola, Vegan
Certified, Platters, Meal Solutions, Snack Pots.

Delicatessen – Bulk Cooked Joints, Ham, Prepared Sandwich Fillers, Cheese
Sliced and Grated, Chutneys and Relishes, Stuffing.

Side of Plate Salads – Pasta Salads, Noodles, Grains, Rice, Potato, On Trend
Flavour Profiles, Vegan, Coleslaw, Ethnic.

Opportunities for Irish food and drink suppliers

The Company’s key areas for growth in terms of product offering include:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Vegan and Vegetarian
• Salt Reduction
• Authenticity and Provenance

Freshways always tries to buy local and Irish where possible and choose
Irish products over and above imported products.

The Company is always looking for a unique point of difference, added
value and innovation etc. Given the nature of their business, they require
excellent raw materials.

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