Our story
It started with a shop and the pull of the markets.
Dermot was born on Dorset Street, into the life of a Dublin food family. His father ran the local shop — Dorset Stores, later Skehan Stores — and Dermot grew up in the rhythm of it: early starts, the trip to the markets, the knack for picking produce that's worth putting your name to.
That instinct never left him. With Liz alongside him, Dermot built his own business in wholesale fruit and vegetables — and then, in 2005, brought the family's food businesses together as FreshCut Foods, an early mover in fresh-prepared food for Ireland's retailers.
The story so far, with Liz & Dermot
"Pick it well, prepare it properly, deliver it fresh. That hasn't changed since my father's shop."
Born into the trade
Dermot grows up on Dorset Street, around his father's shop — Dorset Stores, later Skehan Stores — and the daily pull of Dublin's fruit and vegetable markets.
Their own market business
Dermot and Liz strike out together in wholesale fruit and vegetables — early mornings, hand-picked produce, and the grower and trade relationships that still run through everything FreshCut does.
FreshCut Foods is founded
Seeing retail move toward fresh, ready-to-enjoy food, Dermot and Liz bring the family's food businesses together as FreshCut Foods — early adopters, turning market know-how into prepared items for retailers.
A trusted fresh-prepared partner
A 90-strong team in a purpose-built 27,000 sq ft facility in Glasnevin, supplying fresh-prepared food to Ireland's retail multiples and foodservice — still run on the same instinct.
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