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Johnny Flahavan – Not Your Run Of The Mill Family Business

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Flahavans is one of Ireland’s most iconic family businesses. Having milled locally-grown oats in Co Waterford for almost 250 years, the family has built the Flahavans brand over seven generations and is now synonymous with porridge and other nutritious oat-based foods. In recent years, the family has invested heavily in expanding the product range, which now includes oat milk, flapjacks, mueslis and granolas.
In this episode of Food Matters, Mick Kelly meets family member Johnny Flahavan, who has recently returned home from London to raise his family in Kilmacthomas and, along with his siblings, take over the running of Flahavans.
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