Green Entrepreneurship Training

Millbrook Foods has been providing quality food to Irish consumers for more than 85 years. Products include seafood, bread, meat, sauces, cakes, pastries and ‘Millbrook Food To Go’. More recently, the company established Millbrook Edible Oils, which supplies cooking oils to the catering industry and food manufacturers throughout Ireland.  Reducing plastic waste for customers is completely in line with the company’s ethos and customer focus.  These innovations have allowed Millbrook to reduce the waste plastic in their company by up to 85%!

Μέγεθος επιχείρησης

Supports

LEADER provided a grant of 75% towards the costs of machinery to assemble boxes and liners suitable for waste plastic reduction.

Ευκαιρίες και σχέδια για το μέλλον

Michael is focused on elevating the company’s profile in the market with this new eco-friendly concept and to secure national coverage with it.

Πα γίδες και προκλήσεις

Operations Director, Michael Geraghty, advises anyone starting an eco-business to believe in their business concept and do plenty of detailed research.  Additinally, he stresses that the company is very community-oriented and intends to continue its commitment to employing local people.