We’re the Miller family. Based in Limavady, we’ve been growing onions for quite some time now – and we’ve gotten pretty good at it. Not only does our fertile soil offer the perfect conditions for growing, but over the years we have perfected our flavours and are able to offer a range of delicious crispy onions.
Milgro was established in response to a local press story highlighting Northern Ireland’s lack of onion producers. Following extensive fact-finding trips, Gerald Miller began trials of onions in 1989 to understand how to meet marketplace demands. Following early success, Milgro expanded its client base and became incorporated in 2003.
Today, we supply our retailers with both Milgro branded products and their own branded products. We supply major multiples and independents in Northern Ireland whilst also exporting to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Thirty years on, Milgro continues to be a family run firm, with the second generation actively involved across all of the business operations.
In that time Milgro has firmly established its reputation as a company which yields first-rate produce. This is how we keep one step ahead and can proudly call ourselves “The Onion People”.
Whilst we strive to increase and expand our market sectors we are acutely aware of the environmental footprint of agri-businesses. We are dedicated to the principles of the Environment Farming Scheme and continually strive to improve our knowledge of waste reducing technologies. We have recently invested in sustainable energy recuperation through solar panelling helping us take another huge step towards being a greener company.
Milgro’s crispy onion range was first introduced in 2012. Leading the way with our traditional flavour we have further expanded our offering to incorporate the delicious Original Flavour Crispy Onions, Flamed Grilled Steak flavour and Chinese Salted Chilli flavour. We've even picked up recognition and a few awards along the way.
Milgro recently upgraded its facilities to advance its offering further into the prepared vegetable category. Our innovative sliced and diced onions have proved a hit with customers, whilst allowing us to utilise our full crop and help us to reduce waste in the food chain.
The first step to growing perfect onions, is having the perfect conditions. Together, with our dedicated grower network, we select only the best onion varieties to suit specific soils and to match our customers’ needs. It’s a lot of work to get it just right, but it’s worth it when we see our fantastic product growing in the fields.
We work as a team to ensure each of our onions are safely harvested and brought to our stores for curing. We keep a careful eye on the onions as they cure. Once the familiar papery skin dries around the onions it means they are ready for sorting.
Once the onions have cured, it’s time for us to sort through them. Here at Milgro, we only provide the highest quality onions and so it is important for us to handpick them and sort them for packaging and delivery.
Once we’ve packed the best of our onions, it’s time to deliver them to our trusted retailers and let our customers enjoy them! Whether you buy our crispy onions which are available in a variety of flavours; or purchase our onions for using in your own recipes, our hope is that you’ll love them as much as we do.
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