DCC Food & Beverage

DCC markets and sells a wide range of company-owned and agency-branded food and beverage products in Ireland and has a wine business in Britain. DCC Food & Beverage is a market leader in a number of niche market segments, principally in healthfoods and indulgence foods, as well as in frozen & chilled logistics in Ireland.

DCC Food & Beverage currently employs approximately 1,060 people.

Businesses and Markets

DCC Food & Beverage has a strong track record in brand building and offers deep distribution reach with extensive customer service to the retail and foodservice sectors throughout Ireland. Customers include multiples, symbol and independent retailers, pharmacies, off-licences, hotels, restaurants and cafés. In Britain, wines are sold to multiple retailers and wholesaler cash and carrys.

  • In Ireland, Kelkin is the leading and most comprehensive supplier owned and agency brands of healthy foods and beverages, fine foods and vitamins, minerals & supplements ("VMS"), selling directly to the grocery and pharmacy sectors. Kelkin is recognised as the leading brand in the health/"better for you" food sector and is also a strong brand in the VMS sector.
  • Robert Roberts is a value-added distributor of indulgence products in the grocery, impulse and food service sectors.  The business has a complementary range of owned and agency brands, specialising in wine, snacks, hot beverages, confectionery, cakes and soft drinks.    It is the No. 2 supplier of freshly ground coffee to both the retail and foodservice sectors, a leading supplier of savoury snacks (through the KP range) and a leading independent distributor of sugar confectionery products.   Robert Roberts' business, Findlater Wine & Spirit Group, is a leading distributor of wine in Ireland.
  • Allied Foods is the number one frozen food distributor in Ireland, with a developing chilled business.  It offers a full range of supply chain solutions (procurement, brand management, warehousing and distribution), to major retailers, manufacturers and food service customers.
  • Bottle Green is a supplier of branded and exclusive label solutions to multiple off trade sectors of the UK wine market.
  • Brodericks provides kitchens, kitchen equipment and project management services to meet the needs of the food service sector while its industrial division provides branded and process solutions to food manufacturers.
  • Kylemore Foods Group (50% owned by DCC) is a leading player in retail restaurants and contract catering in Ireland.

Strategy and Development

DCC's strategy is to develop DCC Food & Beverage into a leading business that satisfies consumer and customer needs in the health and indulgence sectors and delivers an above average return on capital. This will be achieved by building organically and by acquisition.

Performance Management

DCC Food & Beverage's operating performance is managed and monitored through a number of key performance indicators. These include sales volumes, market share, gross margins, operational cost efficiencies, customer service levels, cash flow and return on capital employed. Over the past ten years, DCC Food & Beverage has achieved a compound annual growth rate of 7.1% in operating profit.

Relevant Links
Allied Foods - pdf
http://www.bottlegreen.com
http://www.broderickbros.ie
http://www.kelkin.ie
http://www.kylemore.ie
http://www.robert-roberts.ie