Glens of Antrim Potatoes ceases trading as 95 jobs hit by administration

Monday 21 September 2026

Glens of Antrim Potatoes has ceased trading after administrators were appointed to the long-established County Antrim business, with almost all of its 95 employees made redundant.

The company, which has operated for more than 50 years and has sites in Cushendall and Ballymena, supplied potatoes to major retailers across Ireland and also produced the Glens of Antrim Crisps range.

Administrators appointed

Stuart Irwin, Ian Leonard and Robin Coughlin from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to Glens of Antrim Potatoes Ltd on Monday, 21 September.

Following their appointment, the company ceased trading and all employees apart from a small skeleton staff retained to assist the administrators have been made redundant.

Interpath said its specialist employment team would provide support to those affected.

Rising costs hit cashflow

Established in 1972 in the Glens of Antrim, the locally owned and managed company grew and packed potatoes for grocery chains across Ireland.

According to the company, its retail supply base has included Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Lidl and Marks & Spencer. Its core business was supplying pre-packed potatoes to the retail sector, alongside its crisps operation.

Interpath said the agri-food sector had faced significant challenges in recent years, with rising input costs affecting businesses throughout the supply chain.

Those pressures had a “significant and detrimental impact” on cashflow at Glens of Antrim Potatoes. Directors explored a range of options, including refinancing and investment, but Interpath said no solvent options were available and the directors ultimately requested the appointment of administrators.

Tremendously sad outcome

Stuart Irwin, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said:

“Glens of Antrim has been growing and supplying potatoes across Ireland for over 50 years, so this is a tremendously sad outcome for the business, its dedicated team, the agri-food sector in Northern Ireland, and the wider community in Ballymena and Cushendall.”

The administration brings an abrupt halt to trading at a business with deep roots in County Antrim’s agricultural sector and leaves dozens of workers facing redundancy in Ballymena and Cushendall.

Administrators seek interest in business and assets

The joint administrators are now seeking expressions of interest in the business and its assets, leaving open the possibility that parts of the operation or its assets could attract a buyer.

Interested parties have been asked to contact the administration team as soon as possible at goageneral@interpath.com.