New food enterprise, Curryquinn Eggs opens in Dolla, outside Nenagh
A great new food enterprise, Curryquinn Eggs opens in Dolla, outside Nenagh producing over 2,000 fresh hen eggs daily.
We’re delighted to see new businesses emerging throughout Tipperary as shoots of recovery start to appear. This week we talk to Joe Corcorcan who launched Curryquinn Eggs last November.
Joe worked in Galmoy Mines for over 13 years but like many others across the county, was made redundant in 2009. As Joe explained “I looked for work for months but the recession had just kicked in and it was impossible to get any work. There was little work I could apply for and I wasn’t getting anywhere so I started looking at the food industry, as I had always been interested in food. I had a limited amount of land so I couldn’t make enough of an income from cattle and traditional farming. While I was thinking about a food business, I read a story in The Farmers Journal about a new EU directive that was going to change Irish egg production and the more I looked into eggs, the more it seemed like the perfect business for me.”
It took Joe over 2 years to finish his market research, business plan and source funding. Building of the state of the art facility beside his home commenced in May 2012 and Joe started selling the first eggs in November 2013. It’s been a huge learning curve for Joe but he has loved every minute of it. The business started with 1,000 hens but due to demand from customers, has now increased to over 2,000 hens laying daily.
Joe has been delighted with the support he has got to date from across North Tipperary and is now supplying eggs to all great food retailers within a 20 mile radius of Dolla (including Nenagh, Thurles, Silvermines, Templederry, Borrisoleigh, Ardcronery, Ballycommon and Puckane). As well as shops and butchers, Curryquinn Eggs are getting great support from hotels, restaurants, nursing homes and of course the great bakers of North Tipperary. Joe believes the support is down to locals loving to support local food produce and the quality of the fresh Tipperary egg he is producing. Joe was also greatly encouraged by the help provided by Rita Guinan and Eleanor Forrest of the North Tipperary County Enterprise Board.
Buy a box of Curryquinn Eggs (look out for the green boxes) and taste the difference! We wish Joe and Curryquinn Eggs all the best for the future.
Contact info:-
M: 087 1334552
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curryquinneggs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurryquinnEggs