M&P O'Sullivan Ltd 100 Years

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M. & P. O’Sullivan, Celebrating <strong>100</strong> <strong>Years</strong>, 1905-2005 In 2000, the National Wholesale Group formed an alliance with Keencost establishing the Stonehouse Marketing Group, which the company became part of. We moved to Doughcloyne Industrial Estate in 1999 having purchased the warehouse of the Munster United Merchants some 30,000 square feet. In 2002, Stonehouse formed an important alliance with Superquinn establishing a group called Aontas, which has further increased our buying power. The January 1999, BW.G. (Spar) handing over the keys of saddest thing is that succession in the retail business is poor. the new M.&P. O’Sullivan premises at Sarsfield Road Industrial Estate; l-r, Joe McSweeney, Pat O’Sullivan, Unfortunately further closures of small shops across the Colette O’Sullivan, Linda O’Sullivan, Berna O’Sullivan country are inevitable. This has been offset by the growth in the Gala franchise... also I remember when I was young the only time I ate out was at my communion or confirmation. You never ate out outside of that. Now more people are dining out on a regular basis which has led to a dramatic increase in our foodservice business. We are very proud that in this our special year, we were awarded the prestigious title of Stonehouse Foodservice Depot of the Year. We were competing with over 56 other depots nationwide” In 2005, M.&P. O’Sullivan is a successful, Irish-owned and entrepreneurial company, which has changed and expanded with the times. It is the intention, under its current directors and operations manager Tim O’Driscoll, to continue and expand on the foresight shown by the founders and continue the personal aspect of the business in the coming years. As for the future, James O’Sullivan notes: “Despite being a third generation family business, the aggressive marketing nature of the grocery trade, one has to work hard. As a company we have always respected our employees, that they were an integral part of our business going forward. In life you must give respect to get respect. Otherwise you don’t get respect. That was the aim of my father – respecting the workers and customers…looking after the customers…because if you don’t someone else will… without the customers you don’t function. Each individual customer is important”. 26
27 Setting up the warehouse, Sarsfield Road Industrial Estate building, 1999 Interior, Sarsfield Road Industrial Estate building, 2005
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