About Ready Chef

WELCOME TO READY CHEF

Driving Fresh & Prepared Produce Solutions

Ready Chef is a second generation family owned Irish business supplying Fresh and Prepared vegetables, fruits and salads to all strands of the Irish Food Service Sector.

Established by William Tallon Snr. during the 1960s, his sons, William and David, now drive a significantly grown family business, forward.

Moving in 1998 to a purpose built Food Grade Facility in the Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 established Ready Chef as one of the largest independent providers of fresh and prepared produce, with the flexibility to meet the needs of all food service sectors on the island of Ireland.

Delivering our full Fresh, Prepared and Ready to Eat range of produce from our strategically located BRC accredited warehousing, production and distribution facilities in Glasnevin, Dublin 11 just oﬀ the M50

Our History

Company Established

1960’s
Established by William Tallon Snr. during the 1960’s

Move to Smithfield Market

1990
Ready Chef moved to our original warehousing facility in Dublin’s Smithfield district.

Built Refrigerated Warehousing and Prepared Product Plant

1998
Ready Chef built and then relocated to a purpose built refrigerated warehousing and Prepared Product plant in the Dublin Industrial Estate in Glasnevin, Dublin 11 just off the M50 motorway

BRC Accreditation

2013
Ready Chef was awarded the prestigious BRC Accreditation

Expansion of Production Facility

2020
Ready Chef is expanding it’s facility to include a further 30,000 sq ft of refrigerated warehousing and an updated Prepared Product Production Facility.

QUANTIFIABLE

Cost Efficiencies

FLEXIBLE

Price Structures

CONSISTENCY OF

Product & Supply

ENHANCED

Support

Meet The Growers

John Thorne

The Thornes own 130 acres and – including conacre – farm 650 acres in total. They have forged a stellar reputation for growing excellent quality potatoes and parsnips.

Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor, with the assistance of his brother Alan, are third generation farmers based in Chapel Farm, Lusk, North County Dublin.

McCormack Farms

The McCormack Family Farm story starts over 50 years ago and has kept growing ever since.

Paul Brophy

Paul Brophy Produce is a family owned business based in Naas, Co. Kildare, founded in 1983 by Paul Brophy. The company specialises in the growing, packing and distribution of broccoli and cabbage.

Vincent Grace

The food grown by Riversfield farm has been sown and grown with care, dedication and respect to the soil and the land which provides tastier, cleaner produce.

Ross Hazel Farms

Ross Hazel Farm is a second generation family farm in Clonard, Co.Meath run by Lyndsey Orton. The farm has transitioned from simply growing mushrooms to its current status as an artisan producer of niche quirky veg.