Beef or Salmon? Quinlan’s Fish, hook €12 million Deal.
Quinlan’s Fish, the highly acclaimed Cahersiveen based salmon smokery have announced a €12 million deal in collaboration with John Stone Beef to supply their Kenmare-Select Smoked Salmon range to its customers throughout Europe, America, Middle East, and Asian markets.
The deal, worth €12 million over 4 years, will see Quinlan’s Multi-Award-Winning Smoked Salmon products being listed in some of the world’s most luxurious restaurants and hotels along with the finest of Irish Beef which John Stone already supplies to customers throughout the world. The announcement was made at The European Seafood Fair in Barcelona last week. Both companies had also held a masterclass and taste profiling in conjunction with Bord Bia in London`s Butchers Hall with over 40 of the UK`s best known and highly regarded chefs.
As John Stone says themselves “John Stone Beef is an artisan producer, but we have a global reach. All our produce is sourced in Ireland and dry aged and butchered in our Longford factory but tonight – in Tokyo, Hanoi, Dusseldorf, Manila, Dubai, and Singapore – they’re eating John Stone Beef”.
Commenting on the deal Liam Quinlan said,
In our 60th anniversary year “this will hugely add to our portfolio of high-end discerning clients that only want the best produce on their tables”. Liam Quinlan added that “this deal would not be possible without the dedication of our tremendous team in Cahersiveen and especially our Master Smoker Sean Jones who has worked tirelessly to not only maintain, but constantly improve the high standards of our Unique Kenmare-Select range of Smoked Salmon”.
As the values of Quinlan’s Fish and John Stone Beef are very closely aligned, both companies feel that collaborating will be of mutual benefit and will increase the visibility to a worldwide audience of the two Irish Family Businesses. The deal will also result in excellent advancement opportunities in South Kerry in a company that currently employs more than 150 people creating additional positions in areas such as production, engineering, administration, and quality control. We hope that this along with the long-awaited South Kerry Greenway may encourage working professionals and families to move to the area.
Tim Stone added “We have been searching for the right partner for some time and The Quinlan Family are synonymous with the highest quality Smoked Salmon with a rich history going back to 1963, so it was the right fit for our business”. He added “Our businesses are very similar in that only the very best will do, and we have seen that the whole team in Cahersiveen are meticulous in the way they produce their Smoked Salmon. This will raise the bar on how small Irish companies can come together to have a global reach”.
