Codd Mushrooms caps off a month of award success
Stephanie Codd and Alice O'Keefe of Codd Mushrooms with the Agri Family Business Silver award at the National Family Business Award ceremony at Johnstown Estate Photo: Paul Sherwood
CODD Family Mushrooms enjoyed a successful few weeks on the award circuit, with the Tullow-based producer most recently picking up second place in the Agri-Family Business of the Year category at the national Family Business Awards.
The awards ceremony took place at Johnstown Estate on 30 October during a special lunchtime gala with broadcaster Matt Cooper as MC on the day.
Earlier last month, the Codd family were one of 136 Irish food and drink companies recognised with the Origin Green Gold membership for their sustainability performance in 2025.
To cap off an incredible October for the company, it was also on the winners list at the 18th annual Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards, which took place in Dingle on the first weekend of October. Blas na hÉireann is the biggest food and drink awards on the island, and Codd’s was victorious in the Chef’s Larder award category for its Tesco Portobello Mushrooms.
Codd Family Mushrooms is jointly owned by brothers Raymond and Leslie Codd and has been growing mushrooms from their farm in Tullow since 1989.
It is the largest mushroom producer in the country, supplying about 60% of the Irish market, and it export some of its mushrooms to the UK. The company now employs over 240 people.
Codd’s has put a big emphasis on sustainability in recent years, in a bid to meet its green targets and reduce production costs, such as electricity. It has installed solar panels and has planning permission to erect a new wind turbine which it hopes will be functional at some stage next year.
The nature of mushroom production means the work doesn’t stop for the family business, which operates seven days a week, 365 days a year, and it will now turn its attention to promoting its award-winning product ahead of the busy Christmas market.
