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IRISH OWNED. BUILT ON PARTNERSHIP
Supporting independent retailers with food and alcohol wholesale, retail expertise and a personal approach. From our home in Mallow, since 1955.
LEADERSHIP
Jim Barry is the Managing Director of Barry Group. Under Jim’s leadership and vision, Barry Group aims to provide customer focused, high quality and profitable solutions to our symbol and retail partners. Amongst Jim’s accolades, he has been awarded Most Trusted Leader at the Great Place to Work Awards in 2015 and most recently, Jim was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ireland’s Forecourt & Convenience Awards.
Our Board is committed to ensuring a culture of effective corporate governance while always considering our valued stakeholders.
Costcutter, Carry Out Off Licence and Quik Pick, alongside our own Market St. Deli, Freezi Licks and Urban Sips ranges — all supported end to end from Mallow.
Our story and vision
Founded from humble beginnings in 1955 by James A. Barry, Barry Group has grown from a once local business to a leading wholesale distribution company.
Today, it operates from a state of the art headquarters in Mallow, Cork where over 250 people are employed. Trading both nationally and internationally to service its network of over 1,500 customers; Barry Group supplies its franchise customer base comprised of Costcutter, Carry Out Off Licence and Quik Pick retail groups, as well as a large number of independent retailers and wholesalers based in Ireland and abroad.
Proud supporters of family business, the Group find themselves in a unique position where they can aid small family businesses in the retail trade to grow and prosper through the support and guidance from their accomplished team.
Seven decades of growth, acquisition and recognition.
Our team
At Barry Group, we are comprised of a team of innovators, thought leaders, industry specialists and solution focused professionals with a deep pride in our work. We treat everyday as an opportunity to collaborate to ensure that we offer an unrivalled service for our retail partners while staying true to our family run, professionally led ethos.
Employing over 250 business professionals, Barry Group’s workforce includes the following disciplines: Buying, Sales, Store Development, Fresh Food Advisory, Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources and Logistics. Our team service each component of our business individually to ensure that our offering is specifically crafted to meet the needs of our valued customers.
Seven decades of accreditation from Deloitte, Great Place to Work, Stonehouse and more.
EXPLORE BARRY GROUP
OUR STORY
James A. Barry began supplying independent retailers across Munster in 1955. From those local beginnings, Barry Group has grown into a food and alcohol wholesale business serving customers in Ireland and internationally.
Today, our franchise and general wholesale divisions operate from Mallow, County Cork. We bring practical retail expertise to our partnerships, while keeping the family values that shaped the business at our core.
Executive Chairman
Sales Director
Buying Director
Finance Director
As a business, we are committed to the health and well-being of each member of our team. We achieve this by ensuring that Barry Group is a healthy and happy workplace through our Employee Well-being program, offering our team members opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.
Franchise retail, wholesale and distribution, all run from our base in Mallow.
See what we doTalk to us about our Costcutter, Carry Out Off Licence and Quik Pick retail groups, or about a career with us in Mallow.
