Keohane’s of Bantry

What Keohane’s of Bantry does

Keohane Seafoods is a family-run seafood processing company headquartered in Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland, founded by Mike Keohane and his two sons Colman and Brian (per company history dating involvement to the 1960s, though firmographic records list 2010 — a discrepancy in the source data). The company operates three state-of-the-art processing facilities totaling 130,000 square feet — two in Bantry (75,000 and 30,000 sq ft) and one on Kinsale Road, Cork (25,000 sq ft) — with a combined weekly throughput of approximately 250 metric tonnes (~13,000 mt annually). It supplies chilled, frozen, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-eat seafood products including cod fillets, salmon darnes, hake fillets, smoked coley, king prawns, organic salmon, and flavored hot-smoked salmon variants across multiple packaging formats (skin film, vacuum packed, foil trays, boxes, chain pack).

The business operates as a B2B wholesale supplier with two named anchor retail customers: Tesco (products stocked in over 500 UK stores across chilled, frozen, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-eat categories) and Lidl Ireland (cited as a key supplier within a €404 million Irish goods export programme reaching Lidl stores in Europe and the US). Revenue mechanics are transactional wholesale supply under retailer-brand or co-pack arrangements; no consumer-facing brand, consumer pricing, or app channel is operated. Operating geographies explicitly include Ireland, the UK, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, and the US (via Lidl). The company employs 200+ staff in Ireland.

The competitive position rests on a heavy certification and sustainability stack: 75% of seafood is MSC-, ASC-, or Global GAP-certified; the business holds BRC, IFS, FDA registration, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 accreditations; and Keohane achieved Origin Green Gold Member status in both 2022 and 2023, with disclosed 2023 metrics including a 13.3% reduction in water consumption and 12.3% increase in waste-to-recycling. The company is 100% family-owned with no identified external institutional investment, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public revenue figures. Marketing activity is limited to a corporate website and organic social presence (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).

Name

Keohane’s of Bantry

Legal name

Keohanes Seafood

Website

https://keohaneseafoods.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Keohane Seafoods is a 100% family-owned Irish seafood processor operating three plants with ~250 mt/week capacity. It supplies chilled, frozen, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-eat seafood to Tesco (500+ UK stores) and Lidl across the UK, Ireland, Central Europe, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Processing & Manufacturing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing (AFAKACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ready-to-Eat/Ready-to-Heat Seafood Meals (Prepared Foods) (AFANADAI), Freezing & Cold-Chain Seafood Processing (IQF, Blast Freezing, Glazing) (AFANADAE), Refrigerated Meat & Seafood (Processed/Packaged) (CRADACAK)

Keywords

• Seafood processing
• Frozen seafood products
• Ready-to-eat seafood
• Wholesale seafood supplier
• Sustainable seafood manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinsale

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. B2B Seafood Product Sales: Wholesale supply of processed seafood products to major retail chains including Tesco and Lidl. Products sold under retailer brands and potentially own-brand arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Keohane's of Bantry (Keohane Seafoods) is a family-run Irish seafood processor that processes and supplies chilled, frozen, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat seafood products to major retail chains such as Tesco and Lidl. The company operates three state-of-the-art processing plants in Bantry and Cork with a combined 250 metric tonnes per week capacity, producing fish fillets, portions, smoked and value-added seafood in multiple packaging formats. Its customer base is enterprise grocery retailers across Ireland, the UK, Central Europe and the US.

Product overview

Keohane Seafoods is a family-owned seafood processing company offering a diverse portfolio of chilled, frozen, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-eat seafood products. The product range includes various fish species (cod, hake, coley, salmon) in multiple packaging formats (skin film, bags, boxes, vacuum packed, foil trays) and product types from raw fillets to value-added smoked products. The company operates three state-of-the-art processing facilities in Cork and Bantry, with a combined production capacity of 250 metric tonnes per week, positioning it as one of Ireland and the UK's largest seafood processors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cod Fillets Fresh cod fillets — a white fish B2B product available in multiple packaging formats including skin film, bags, boxes, and vacuum packed options, supplied to retail and foodservice customers.
• Skin on Salmon Darnes Skin-on salmon portions cut into darnes (steaks), a chilled B2B seafood product sold to retail chains.
• Sweet Chilli Hot Smoked Salmon Ready-to-eat hot smoked salmon with sweet chilli flavouring — a value-added B2B seafood product.
• Black Peppercorn Hot Smoked Salmon Ready-to-eat hot smoked salmon seasoned with black peppercorn — a premium flavoured B2B seafood product.
• Hake Fillets Fresh hake fillets in 250g packaging — a chilled B2B white fish product.
• Smoked Coley Fillets Smoked coley fillets — a processed B2B white fish product.
• King Prawns with Pil Pil King prawns prepared with pil pil (garlic and chilli sauce) — a ready-to-cook B2B seafood dish.
• Organic Salmon Fillets Organic certified salmon fillets — a premium chilled B2B seafood product backed by Irish Organic Association (IOA) certification.
• Chilled Seafood Products (category range) Refrigerated fresh seafood portfolio including fillets and portions, supplied B2B to grocery retailers and foodservice customers.
• Frozen Seafood Products (category range) Frozen seafood portfolio supplied B2B for extended shelf-life storage and convenience.
• Ready to Cook Products (category range) Pre-prepared seafood products requiring minimal preparation before cooking, supplied B2B to retail and foodservice.
• Ready to Eat Products (category range) Fully prepared seafood products (including smoked salmon) consumable without additional cooking — supplied B2B to retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of seafood certified sustainable (MSC, ASC or Global GAP)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tesco IrelandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTesco Ireland announced €10 million in new contract wins for four Irish suppliers including Keohane Seafoods into its UK and Central European businesses. Keohane Seafoods products are now stocked in over 500 UK Tesco stores.
• Lidl IrelandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLidl Ireland cited Keohane's Seafood as a key supplier as part of their €404 million Irish goods export programme to stores across Europe and the US, representing a 12.5% increase year-on-year.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nomad Foods (Birds Eye, Findus): European frozen food giant and owner of Birds Eye, manufacturing frozen seafood and ready meals across Europe. Operates at much larger scale but competes for the same retail frozen-seafood shelf space and private-label contracts that Keohane's supplies to Tesco and Lidl.
• Pacific Seafood: Vertically integrated US seafood processor and distributor with broad portfolio of frozen, fresh and value-added seafood. Comparable in scale of seafood processing capacity and B2B retail/foodservice distribution, though US-focused.
• High Liner Foods: North American frozen seafood manufacturer supplying retail private-label and branded value-added seafood. Comparable in retail private-label frozen seafood model and value-added product development.
• Thai Union Group: Global seafood processor and owner of brands including Chicken of the Sea and John West. Competes with mid-sized European processors for retail contracts and private-label seafood volume; relevant as a benchmark for capacity, certification and sustainability expectations.
• Clearwater Seafoods: North American shellfish and frozen seafood processor selling into retail and foodservice globally. Comparable in shelf-stable/ frozen prepared seafood categories and MSC-certified supply, though primarily shellfish-focused.
• Mowi ASA: World's largest Atlantic salmon producer with significant value-added processing operations supplying European retailers. Comparable as a salmon supplier with MSC/ASC-certified supply chains, though vertically integrated into farming versus Keohane's processing-led model.

Regional players

• Ocean Choice International: Canadian seafood processor and harvester producing frozen, value-added and retail-branded seafood for North American and international markets. Comparable in value-added processing and retail private-label supply, though operating in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Young's Seafood: One of the UK's largest branded and private-label seafood processors, supplying chilled, frozen and ready-to-meal fish to major UK and European grocery retailers. Directly comparable to Keohane's in product mix, B2B retail model and value-added seafood processing.
• Hilton Seafood UK: UK-based seafood processor and supplier of fresh, frozen and value-added fish to UK retail and foodservice. Comparable in scale, B2B retail customer model, and product portfolio of fillets, portions and ready-to-cook items.
• Lyons Seafoods: UK and Ireland-based seafood processor supplying chilled and frozen fish to retail and foodservice. Closely comparable as a family/privately-run Irish-sea-region peer with overlapping retail customers and ready-to-cook product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/keohanesbantry
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keohane-seafoods
• Instagraminstagram.com/keohane_seafoods/?hl=en
• Xx.com/keohanesbantry

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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