
About It’s a Secret
Create food with integrity. Deliver it at scale.
- Meals produced daily
- 20K+
- Years of experience
- 15+
- Industry awards
- 30+
- Made in Ireland
- 100%

Who we are
Ireland's producer of premium prepared meals
Secret Recipe produces premium ready meals, soups, sides and tray meals for retail, food service, contract catering, healthcare, schools, wholesale and home delivery across Ireland and the UK.
With capacity for 20,000 meals a day, we combine chef-led cooking with modern food manufacturing, so quality stays consistent at scale.

Our philosophy
Quality ingredients, artisan craft, uncompromising food safety
Every dish starts with carefully chosen raw materials — proteins, fresh vegetables, rich stocks, herbs and spices — selected for flavour, consistency and traceability. Our production mirrors traditional kitchen techniques wherever possible.
Although we run a high-capacity BRC Grade AA facility, every meal is individually checked by a trained person before it leaves our kitchen.

Innovation
Chef-led product development
Our development team works with national and international partners — including O'Briens Sandwich Bars, Potbelly USA and MuscleFood UK — to create bespoke meals that fit each partner's flavour profile and operation.
From high-protein performance meals to globally inspired recipes, every product begins with real ingredients, slow-cooked methods and rigorous testing.
Quality & certification
Grade AA BRC — the highest standard in food safety.
BRC is the most recognised food-safety standard the industry operates under. Every meal that leaves our Cork kitchen meets it.

BRC Grade AA
Global Standard for Food Safety — the kitchen in Cork holds Grade AA BRC accreditation.
Halal certified production
Certified halal meals produced on segregated production lines.
100% Irish made
Every meal is produced at the Secret Recipe kitchen in Ballincollig, Co. Cork.
Our food retail portfolio
Nine brands, each with a purpose.
250 products across ready meals, soups, sides, SnackPots, kids' meals and family trays — for shoppers, retailers and food service partners.









