Food firm reports 12% sales growth boosted by exports to Britain, Italy

FOOD producer Cuinneog has reported sales growth of 12% for 2010, boosted by new export growth in Britain and Italy.

Cuinneog’s plans for this year include expanding further into Britain, and breaking into the French market. The Mayo-based producer of Irish Farmhouse Country Butter and Buttermilk has also enjoyed increased sales in Irish outlets.

Cuinneog founder Tom Butler said: “We are proud of this level of growth in such challenging times. Cuinneog products are now on sale in two of the UK retailers, Waitrose and ASDA, making the butter and buttermilk available in the UK, as well as all over Ireland of course. We’re fortunate to have the capacity to increase production to meet these new market demands.”