Food acquisition as Ballymaloe acquires MamaBear

Maxine and Rosaleen Hyde agree deal with Loretta Kennedy

Rose Callaghan of Ballymaloe Foods with her daughters Elodie and Cara Callaghan, with Maxine Hyde of Ballymaloe Foods; Loretta Kennedy, MamaBear, and her daughters Ríana and Saorla Hayes. Picture: Clare Keogh

Cork's Ballymaloe Foods acquired MamaBear Foods for an undisclosed sum. 

The deal marks Ballymaloe Foods’ first acquisition and was finalised by sisters Maxine and Rosaleen Hyde of Ballymaloe and Loretta Kennedy, the founder of MamaBear Foods.