Kerry food producers receive €700k investment as part of seed round

Founded in 2017, the brand is now stocked nationwide across Tesco, SuperValu, Spar, Mace, Londis and Centra

Ross McDowell and Niall Harty of All Real Nutrition Protein Bars from Co Kerry. Picture Andres Poveda

Kerry-based protein bar producers, All Real Nutrition have received €700k from the Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS) as part of a €1.65m seed round.

Founded in 2017 by Ross McDowell and Niall Harty, the pair began making protein bars under the brand 'Origin' in their kitchen, selling them at local farmers' markets before moving their operations to their Kerry factory, with the company's products now sold across Ireland.