Louth-based prepared foods company Nature’s Best has announced a €2 million deal with Tesco Ireland to supply supermarkets across the country.
Nature’s Best will supply 24 lines of Tesco-branded salads in a deal worth €2 million in revenue a year and will allow the company to employ an extra 25 people.
Company director Gus O’Reilly said it was a "great reward" in a tough business climate, and was a vote of confidence in the company.
Nature's Best operates a 70,000 sq ft factory in Drogheda, Co Louth, and has 200 employees. The factory was purpose-built at a cost of €20 million and located beside the M1 motorway to facilitate nationwide distribution.
Tsco is Ireland’s largest supermarket and one of the world’s largest retailers with 470,000 employees worldwide, 12,000 of whom are in the Republic.
Last year, the company spent €1.28 billion on Irish products and services.