Fruitfield sign deal with Real Food company

Fruitfield Foods has bought the sales, marketing and distribution rights for The Real Irish Food Company products in a deal worth more than €500,000.

The Real Irish Food Company products, which include sauces, salad dressings and preserves, will be handled by Fruitfield Foods' distribution division in Blessington, Tallaght.

Real Food Company has a manufacturing base in Drogheda, Co Louth.

It's only been a year since Fruitfield took over some of Nestle's brands and turned a loss-making operation into a profit-making one, after a management buy-in of Nestle Ireland's business.

Brands include Silvermints and Chef Brown Sauce.

Fruitfield Foods employ approximately 130 people in Dublin and is headed by Michael Carey.