Co-op’s mushroom venture pays off

A DECISION by Tipperary Co-operative Creamery to diversify into the mushroom business has paid dividends — it has just entered into a contract with Musgrave SuperValu-Centra worth €3 million in retail value terms in 2003.

The deal, which sees co-op subsidiary Tipperary Mushrooms become sole supplier of mushrooms to 80 SuperValu supermarkets and 151 Centra stores in the south, has potential for further growth in the years ahead.

Tipperary Co-op said it underlines the potential of an enterprise currently providing employment for more than 400 people, handling 300,000 lbs of fresh mushrooms every week.