Clonakilty's black magic rules the globe

Colette Twomey looks back over decades of evolution within Clonakilty Black Pudding, years of both innovation and tradition

Colette Twomey, chief executive, at the Clonakilty Food Company factory in Clonakilty, West Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

With over 40 years in the food business, it’s fair to say that Colette Twomey knows her pudding.

The woman behind the success of Clonakilty Black Pudding, plus a wide range of additional products, remembers the early days of the fledgling family company when she and her late husband Edward were frying by the seat of their pants.