Orchards,
Product Development
and Specialities.
P.McCann and Sons are supplied by a number of
growers from all over Ireland and the UK, supplying Dessert
apples, Bramley apples and pears.
Working with nurseries throughout Europe, P.McCann and
Sons advise growers on up to date planting practice and help
plan their investment for new plantations and growing
techniques thus helping them to achieve the best return from
their investment. Advising growers to try new
varieties in their orchards to keep up market trends with
apples and pears.
With in the last year, a group of local growers, lead by
P.McCann and Sons technical Dept, Lougry Food College and
DARD have set a goal to meet the certification required by
customers and third party auditing bodies including Euro cap
and Natures Choice standards
P.McCann and Sons encourage Organic Plantations to assist
the ever growing Organic Market. Currently there are 2
Organic apple farms and one small pear farm in Ireland.
With 40 years experience in the growing and fresh
marketing business P.McCann and Sons have diversified with
many different packs and specialised in local and UK product
storing, grading, packing and processing. The modern
technology that we have in place allows us to look at the
different trends in the market place and then diversify to
suite the customer requirements, part of this is the new
juices and cider range.
We pride ourselves in packing and processing locally
grown produce. Throughout the growth of the business
from 1968, P.McCann and Sons have remained dedicated to the
promotion of locally grown fruit and support of the local
producers.
We Specialise in.
+ Bramley Cooking Apples
+ Dessert apples
+ Pears
+ Organic Apples
+ Organic Pears
+ Range of Pure Juices and Cider
+ Prepared sliced/ diced apple
+ Prepared sliced/ diced rhubarb
+ Apple Mix
+ Rhubarb Mix
Within recent years P.McCann and Sons have worked with
several governmental bodies to enable growth and provide a
better service, meeting all regulations. Some for the
organisations we have worked with include
+ Loughry Food College
+ DARD
+ AFBI (Loughgall, Co, Armagh)
+ Bord Bia
We at P.McCann and Sons pride ourselves in producing
natural, fresh products for the increasingly demanding
market for a healthier lifestyle, supporting five portions
per day as outlined by the Department of Health.