The Barry Group based in Mallow, have been awarded the platinum Best Managed accolade in the 2016 Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards, having retained the award for seven consecutive years.
Other Cork companies recognised on the night included Abtran and Wisetek Solutions Ltd. They were named ‘Best Managed’ for the first time.
The awards event in Dublin’s Convention Centre marked the eighth year of the Deloitte Best Managed Companies awards programme, in association with Barclays Bank Ireland.
The Barry Group is one of the leading wholesale groups in Ireland. Jim Barry is MD of the company that was founded in 1955 by his father, James A Barry. The company operates from a state of the art headquarters in Mallow where over 230 people are employed.
Trading both nationally and internationally and supplying over 1,000 customers; Barry Group supplies 265 franchises under the Costcutter, Carry Out Off Licence and Quik Pick symbols, as well as a large number of independent retailers and wholesalers based in Ireland.