Doolittles

Doolittles was an Irish sandwich making company, headquartered in Laghey, County Donegal.{{cite web|url = http://www.doolittles.ie/enquiry.php | website = doolittles.ie| title = Enquiry | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921080352/http://www.doolittles.ie/enquiry.php |archivedate=21 September 2009 }} Originally operating as a coffee shop selling its own products, the company later manufactured prepacked sandwiches for sale in retail outlets. Founded in 2001, at its peak it was the "third-largest pre-packed sandwich producer in Ireland [..] employing 32 people".{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/business/sandwich-company-closes-with-30-jobs-lost-1.762726 | work = Irish Times | date = 28 October 2009 | title = Sandwich company closes with 30 jobs lost}} It closed in 2009.

History

In 2001, Jenni Timony opened Doolittles in the "New Row" area of Donegal. The company began to manufacture sandwiches for retail outlets and expanded throughout Ireland.{{cite web|url = https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/how-i-made-it-jenni-timony-founder-of-doolittles-2vk30nt3sjb | title = How I Made It: Jenni Timony, founder of Doolittles | work = The Times Online | date = 23 April 2006}} In 2006 the company won the Ulster Bank Invoice Finance/ Irish Independent Business Achievers Award.{{cite web|url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18435835_ITM | title = Ulster Bank Invoice Finance/ Irish Independent Business Achievers Award | work = Europe Intelligence Wire | date = 25 September 2006}}

Aer Arann served Doolittles sandwiches as part of its buy on board programme.{{cite web|url = http://aerarann.com/travel_information/inflightmenu.htm | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120530074305/http://www.aerarann.com/travel_information/inflightmenu.htm | archivedate = 30 May 2012 | title = Inflight Menu | publisher = Aer Arann }}

The company was liquidated in 2009, with many unpaid creditors.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081227024406/http://www.doolittles.ie/ Official website] (archived 2008)

Category:Food companies of the Republic of Ireland