Codd Mushrooms Ltd

The Codd Family has been growing the finest quality mushrooms from its farm in Tullow, Co. Carlow since 1989.

Starting from a small growing shed, the business has progressed to a modern, purpose-built mushroom and packing facility. Codd Mushrooms Ltd is the largest provider of mushrooms into the Irish market, supplying most of the major retailers and foodservice sector and currently employing 225 people.

Its growing facility is a Dutch panel construction with an automated watering system that is computer controlled. All product is vacuum cooled, giving it an additional two-day shelf life.

The company's aim is to harvest in the morning and deliver to customers within 24 hours.

Why Us

Codd Mushrooms Ltd controls all operations in the supply chain the growing, packing and marketing of its mushrooms allowing it to react quicker to customer needs and demands.

Its product is vacuum cooled, which adds an extra two-days to the shelf life.

Our product range

Button Mushrooms
Hats Mushrooms
Portobello Mushrooms
Chestnut Mushrooms
Cup Mushrooms
Sliced Mushrooms

Markets

Durabilité

•Codd Mushrooms recognises sustainability as a key component of business performance and is committed to minimising its impact on the environment.
•A key area which it has focused upon in its current sustainability plan (2018-2022) is the reduction of waste.
•To reduce the level of general waste sent to landfill, the company implemented initiatives to reduce unnecessary packaging generated from its label suppliers, invested in the research and sourcing of compostable film and punnets, and introduced a product line in cardboard punnets.
•As of 2020, the company achieved a 10.6% decrease in general waste sent to landfill.
•Due to strong initial success, Codd Mushrooms readjusted its target for wastage reduction of rejected mushrooms from 22% to 51% by 2022.
•In 2020, 80% ahead of its current target, recorded a decrease of 83.6% kg/kg from baseline per unit of output.

Our Accreditations

• BRC
• Organic
• Origin Green Verified
• Sustainable Horticulture Assurance Scheme (SHAS)

Our Awards

he company has been a finalist at The Carlow Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2016 and a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2016 Industry Section