Winter helps soup firm warm up for expansion

As winter arrives and sales of soup increase, Cobh-based company, Just Food is finding new markets in Europe for winter minestrone, spicy lentil and Moroccan chickpea.

Already selling nationwide in Ireland, the company filled its first export order last month — sending a consignment of chilled soups to nine stores owned by Belgian retailer BioPlanet.

Just Food director Deirdre Hillard is now in negotiations with a multiple in France, one in Germany and one in the UK and is aiming for significant export growth in 2013.