Located in a beautiful rural area of County Armagh in Lurgan, near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and just 18 miles from Belfast, Annaghmore Mushrooms have been trading as a mushroom marketing company since 2006, but the company’s mushroom roots go back to 1998.
Today they grow, market and distribute top quality mushrooms each week throughout N. Ireland and the rest of the UK. Growing 70% of these mushrooms on their own farm; the rest are supplied by carefully selected “satellite” growers. Annaghmore provide a large range of mushrooms in a variety of packaging and can develop and expand their product and packaging range to meet customers’ requirements. By using a dedicated and experienced haulage company, they can ensure that the “cool chain” is always maintained and timely delivery is guaranteed.
Committed to the continued development and improvement of their products, they’ve recently moved to their new packhouse which has the most advanced cooling systems. Through research and first-hand experiences, they have uncovered that rapid cooling of mushrooms leads to a much longer shelf-life, so are in the stages of developing a newly designed tray for loose mushrooms to allow for the rapid cooling of mushrooms.
Annaghmore Mushrooms also operates to BRC standards!
Grower Sustainability
LEAF accredited
and continually explore the benefits of wastewater and the use of wind turbines
Fully BRC Food Certified
guaranteeing the highest standard of quality, safety and operational criteria
Diversity
Aim to attract and maintain a diverse employee base with a wide variety of individual characteristics, perspectives and experiences in every part of the business
We asked Eamon Murray, Director of Annaghmore Mushrooms to tell us more.
What does a typical day look like for you at work?
There is no typical day at Annaghmore Mushrooms. I am a hands on person so my day can change from hour to hour.
What do you enjoy most about the industry?
Meeting people every day.
What are the biggest challenges that you face in the industry?
The biggest challenge is the industry for us is getting consistent high quality labour, closely followed by price increases in raw materials such as energy.
Tell us an interesting fact about Annaghmore Mushrooms?
We have a mushroom house located close to the packing house, meaning the mushrooms can be harvested from the farm, packed and distributed to the customer on the same day. Freshness at its best!
Tell us an interesting fact about mushrooms?
Are mushrooms a fruit or a vegetable? They’re neither! Mushrooms are fungi which is a totally different world to fruit or vegetables.
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