Flahavan's is an Irish milling company which has been run by the Flahavan family since about 1785 located in the village of Kilmacthomas. The current chairman is John Flahavan.[1][2][3][4]

Flahavan's
Company typePrivate
IndustryMilling and Food manufacturing
Founded1785
HeadquartersKilmacthomas, ,
Ireland
Area served
Europe
Revenue€29.3m (2022)
Websitewww.flahavans.ie

The original mill was a watermill driven by the River Mahon in Kilmacthomas, County Waterford.

The Flahavan's factory now produces other items alongside its traditional porridge oats including oats-based breakfast cereals, rolled oats, cereals, muesli, flour, snack products, and baked oat products such as flapjacks and biscuits.[1]

Flahavan's turnover reached €29.3m in 2022, up from €27.7m in the prior year.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b About Flahavan's Flahavan's. Retrieved: 2013-04-29.
  2. ^ Sean Gallagher (4 May 2018). Secrets to Success:: Inspiring Stories from Leading Entrepreneurs. Mercier Press Ltd. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-1-78117-526-2.
  3. ^ Cathal Cowan; Regina Sexton (1997). Ireland's Traditional Foods: An Exploration of Irish Local and Typical Foods and Drinks. Teagasc, The National Food Centre. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-901138-04-7.
  4. ^ Calkins, Tim (2012), Calkins, Tim (ed.), "Example: Flahavan's", Breakthrough Marketing Plans: How to Stop Wasting Time and Start Driving Growth, Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 203–216, doi:10.1057/9781137107619_12, ISBN 978-1-137-10761-9
  5. ^ "Flahavan's profits up despite rising cost of grain". www.businesspost.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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