Tesco Helps Limavady Onion Company to ‘Gro’
A small Co Londonderry company which quite literally knows its onions is the latest addition to Tesco’s growing portfolio of Northern Ireland suppliers.
Limavady-based Milgro has just secured its first listing with the leading retailer, which is now stocking its crispy tobacco onions and crispy chilli onions.
Northern Ireland’s only commercial onion grower, Milgro has been in the onion business since 1989.
The company grows its onions in the Roe Valley on land which has been farmed for several generations by the Miller family, which owns the business.
Its first listing with Tesco has led Milgro to expand its premises and add two extra staff to its 10-strong team.
Gerald Miller from Milgro explained: “The fertile soil on our land makes it ideal for growing tasty, delicious onions.
“Our son Ian came into the family business after university and wanted to expand our range by producing crispy onions.
“And it’s these crispy onions, in traditional tobacco style and chilli flavour, which are now being stocked in 15 Tesco stores across Northern Ireland. We are delighted with the listing, which enables us to bring our crispy onions to many more consumers, and we look forward to stocking in all Tesco stores.”
Sandra Weir from Tesco said: “These products prove that you don’t have to go further afield to find amazing onions. They really are first class and are already selling well.”
Milgro has recently undertaken a re-branding project to highlight the fact its products are made with onions from Northern Ireland.
Tesco spends nearly £600million on Northern Ireland products each year, it has more than 90 local suppliers and it stocks more than 1,200 local products.
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CAPTION: Ian Miller and Gerald Miller from Limavady-based Milgro show Michael Creighton, manager of Tesco’s Limavady store, some of the tonnes of onions they grow each year in the Roe Valley. Milgro has just secured its first listing with the leading retailer, which is now stocking its crispy tobacco onions and crispy chilli onions.
