Monaghan Mushrooms - History - Tyholland, Co Monaghan, Ireland

History

Monaghan Mushrooms was founded in 1981 by local entrepreneur Ronnie Wilson when he saw an opportunity to process canned and jarred mushrooms for European markets.

With an eye for quality and attention to detail the business quickly grew and in 1986 Monaghan Mushrooms entered the fresh mushroom market, packing hand picked mushrooms especially for the UK market.

As the business grew and its reputation for fantastic quality products spread, other mushroom companies joined the group. Today the company focuses exclusively on fresh mushrooms. We own the largest mushroom farms in the UK, Ireland & Canada where we grow mushrooms in a time honoured and traditional way. You’ve probably eaten a Monaghan Mushrooms product or have one in your fridge right now! Our products are found in the fridges of 9 million households across the UK & Ireland.

The business is jointly owned by the Wilson family and Donegal Creameries plc and is one of the leading mushroom producers in the world.

One thing that hasn’t changed is our passion for growing the very best mushrooms and our total belief in delivering quality mushrooms direct from farm to table.

Company Timeline

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History Timeline

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1979

Ronnie Wilson gave up teaching in Ireland and spent the next 18 months developing the plans for Monaghan Mushrooms

1981

Monaghan Mushrooms was founded by Ronnie Wilson when he saw an opportunity to process canned and jarred mushrooms for European markets.

1986

With an eye for quality and attention to detail the business quickly grew and in 1986 Monaghan Mushrooms entered the fresh mushroom market, packing hand picked mushrooms especially for the UK market.

1994

Monaghan Mushrooms acquired Middlebrook mushrooms and bought farms in Somerset (UK), Yorkshire (UK) and Leicestershire (UK) - our first foray into the world of growing fresh mushrooms.

1997

In 1997 Monaghan Mushrooms became a shareholder in Tunnel Tech - the largest mushroom compost production company in the UK.

2000

Monaghan Mushrooms became a contracted marketing agent and service provider to the CMP producer organisation, and in 2011 markets approximately 1,000 tonnes of producer organisation mushrooms in the UK and Ireland every week.

2004

Monaghan Mushrooms merged with Carbury Mushrooms in Ireland forming one the largest mushroom companies in Europe.

2009

2009 saw major developments for the Monaghan Mushrooms group. The company became the largest shareholder in Tunnel Tech - the largest mushroom compost production company in the UK. Expansion also continued. In November 2009 when bought the largest mushroom farm in Ontario, Canada.

2010

Monaghan Mushrooms opened a new mushroom growing farm at out group headquarters in Tyholland, Co. Monaghan. The new farm has a capacity of over 5,700 tons per year and is one of the most modern mushroom farms in the world.