Eoin (left) & Patrick O’Sullivan, Co-Directors, of food wholesale company M&P O’Sullivan Ltd. (M&P), celebrating being named Cork Chamber SME Cork Company of the Year 2023, with staff at their headquarters on Sarsfield Road.
Pic::Brian Lougheed
Food wholesale company M&P O’Sullivan Ltd. (M&P), which has seen significant growth in the last number of years, was named SME Cork Company of the Year 2023 at the recent Cork Chamber Cork Company of the Year Awards 2023.
M&P O’Sullivan, a fourth-generation family-run wholesale food business which was founded in Cork in 1905, was recognised for its innovations, vision and significant growth trajectory. The business has grown turnover by over 20% year on year over the past few years and is on track to double turnover in the coming five years.
M&P recently made a number of strategic new hires, introduced a new online ordering platform and mobile app, and implemented a new warehouse management system. They also invested in multi-temperature warehousing which enabled them to launch a frozen and chill food offering, extending the range by approximately 1,000 product lines.
The business also acquired Brennan’s Caterworld in recent years, which is one of Cork’s oldest catering equipment companies, broadening their non-food and catering equipment category by 5,000 product lines. And they have invested heavily in expanding their reach around the country.
In addition, M&P O’Sullivan was recognised for its numerous initiatives to deliver the highest standard of customer service including staff training and customer loyalty initiatives guided by the principle of Total Customer Experience, which differentiates them in a very competitive market.
Accepting the award Co-Directors Eoin & Patrick O’Sullivan said: “It is a great feeling to be recognised by the Cork business community and to be honored for supporting local jobs, local suppliers and local communities in Cork for the last 11 decades. This award is not only for the O’Sullivan family but for everyone who has helped build M&P O’Sullivan’s into the company that it is today,”
M&P O’Sullivan is a one-stop shop for the foodservice, fast food and retail sector. Its product portfolio is over 15,000 lines across frozen, ambient, minerals and catering equipment. A highly skilled and dedicated team of 65 employees support over 3,000 customers from their purpose-built, multi-temperature warehouse on Sarsfield Road in Cork city.
Run by Eoin and Patrick O’Sullivan, the company is a shareholder of Gala Retail Services which has over 180 Gala stores and 40 Your Stop stores nationwide. They supply 30 of the Gala & Your stop stores in the Munster region.
The business operates a cash and carry service for customers that want to shop in-store across its 15,000 product lines which include frozen, chill, ambient, minerals, packaging, alcohol, food equipment and non-food products.
The company prides itself on its customer service and the unique relationship that its recently expanded 10-strong sales team has with customers.
Community has been at the core of their business for the last 118 years and it has long associations with initiatives such as Cork On a Fork, Marymount Hospice Ball, the Irish Grocers Benevolent Fund, Cork Business Association, Carrigaline Lions Club, and the Carrigaline Youth Club Internship Program.
For further information see www.mpos.ie.
