Fast food group Dino's sees revenues rise to €9m

Dino's founder Denis (Dino) Cregan at Dino's Family Chip Shop in Blackpool. The group reported pre-tax profits of €482,803.

Expansion costs at the Cork-based fast food restaurant group Dino’s last year contributed to pre-tax profits declining 32% to €482,803.

New consolidated accounts filed by Cregan family-owned Dino’s Group Ltd show that pre-tax profits declined as revenues rose by 12% from €8.03m to €9m in the 12 months to the end of July last.

The group expanded its operations during the year with the opening of a new hot food takeaway and drive-thru in May 2025 in Midleton in East Cork. The new outlet was in addition to existing outlets at Ballincollig, Douglas, Blackpool, Bishopstown, Grange, Kinsale, and Turner’s Cross.

Denis and Mary Cregan started the business in the early 1970s. Along with the new store opening, revenues have also been boosted with third party sales where Dino's branded product is now available on the shelves of other retail outlets.

Dino's has partnered with various wholesale distributors in Ireland to get the firm’s product on the shelves of local supermarkets. The directors state that “the group continued its normal trading activities and the directors are satisfied with the overall results for the financial year”.

On the group’s likely future developments, the directors state that “the group plans to concentrate on improving the profitability of its current business in the hot food takeaway retail sector and intends to expand the number of retail outlets in the next few years and increase the level of sales of food products to wholesalers”.

During the financial year, the directors paid interim dividends amounting to €99,801 but do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

The group recorded an operating profit of €630,848 and interest costs of €148,045 reduced profits to a pre-tax profit of €482,803.

Numbers employed went from 120 to 132 and staff costs increased from €3.03m to €3.57m. Staff numbers were made up of 15 in management and administrative staff, 99 shop assistants and superiors and 18 in production.

The group’s light and heating bill last year increased slightly to €278,102 while the amount spend on staff welfare rose from €19,727 to €66,746.

The profits last year take account of non-cash depreciation costs of €174,525. The group received other operating income of €67,885 in 2025, largely made up of Government grants of €63,312.

The group recorded a post-tax profit of €406,782 after incurring a corporation tax charge of €76,021.

Shareholder funds at the end of July 2025 totalled €6.45m that included accumulated profits of €6.18m. Cash funds increased from €603,792 to €910,148.