Thursday, September 21, 2017

Fiona moves Nutterly Nutritious into The Link

Fiona demonstrating her products at Supervalu, Newbridge.
Local food entrepreneur Fiona Maher has taken a unit in the Link Business Park to underpin the growth of her Nutterly Nutritious range of spreads, writes Brian Byrne.

In recent times she has been operating the production side of the business from MDA in Mountmellick, but had always had her sights set on returning to County Kildare for a permanent home for her business.

"I was lucky to have a chance meeting one morning with the owner of the unit in Link Business Park and things pretty much rolled from there," she says. "I do believe in timing and this is a natural progression for the business. It's so rewarding knowing how far we have come in 12 months."

Fiona will also be employing local people as she upscales production of her spreads, for both the retail and food services sectors. She is currently working on new product development, and a new variety — Hazelnut & Cocoa — has just been added to the range. The business is focused on gaining more national outlets, and Fiona says things are looking very bright.

"We have received a huge amount of local support and are so happy to be stocked in such great stores like Nolan's of Kilcullen; Swan's on The Green, Naas; Supervalu stores Cross's in Newbridge, Rushe's Naas, Reilly's Sallins, Condron's Clane, McConville's Monasterevin and the Nally (Casey) Group Celbridge, Maynooth and Kilcock."

Other stockists nationwide including Ardkeen Stores in Waterford, Avoca, Fresh Supermarkets in Dublin, Lotts & Co. and Supervalu stores in Dublin, Wicklow & Meath and its growing week by week.