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Gold Member Case Study – Clonakilty Food Co

Clonakilty Food Co., is a family-run business whose story dates back to the 1880s when Clonakilty Black pudding was first made. Since then, they have grown their collection of products, and subsequently, business significantly. Their puddings, rashers, sausages, and veggie range are available in retailers, independents, and food service outlets nationwide.

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Product Health and Nutrition

Clonakilty Food Co. launched three new products, expanding their portfolio and exceeding their milestone target by over 100%.

  • Targets Reported Raw Materials Certification, Supplier Certification, Packaging, Energy/Emissions, Waste, Biodiversity, Product Health and Nutrition, Employee Wellbeing, and Community Engagement.
  • Exemplary Targets Supplier Certification, Energy/Emissions, Biodiversity, Product Health and Nutrition, and Employee Wellbeing.
  • Awarded Gold Membership 2022, 2023, 2024
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Clonakilty Food Co. is committed to reducing food waste, running an increasingly energy efficient business, and evolving product offering to help reduce food waste, packaging, and increase health credentials. In 2023, the company updated all product specification sheets to ensure accurate packaging, palletisation, and nutrition information. Clonakilty Food Co. maintained the salt content in their rashers at 2.59g/100g.

Additionally, the company expanded their retail rasher line with Clonakilty Traditional Wet Cure Rashers and Clonakilty Smoked Wet Cure Rashers. Throughout 2023, Clonakilty Food Co. launched three new products, surpassing their target milestone by more than 100%. This included two new frozen products, Clonakilty Black Pudding Bites and Clonakilty Cocktail Sausages. These frozen products support a lower food waste model and their customer’s general health by creating individual portions of frozen product that consumers can select from as and when required.

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