IRISH FOOD COMPANY Cully & Sully has been bought by a US-based natural and organics food group, Hain Celestial, for an undisclosed amount of money.

The Cork-based company was founded in 2004 by Cullen Allen (Cully) and Colum O’Sullivan (Sully) and now supplies all major retailers with natural chilled soups, pies and hotpots.

Allen and O’Sullivan will continue to manage all aspects of Cully & Sully – reporting to Rob Burnett, Chief Executive Officer, Hain Daniels Group.

“We are pleased to be expanding our international presence into Ireland with Cully & Sully, a leading chilled brand that has delivered consistent, profitable growth since 2004,” said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial.

Simon said there were plans to bring the Cully & Sully soup range to the both the UK and US markets.

“We’re excited to be leveraging the Hain Daniels footprint with the creative talent and product offerings of Cully & Sully to further our growth prospects,” said CEO Rob Burnett.

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