Glens of Antrim Potatoes Limited, the Northern Irish crisps maker, has entered administration, with nearly all of its 95 staff made redundant. The family-run business, established in 1972, ceased trading after administrators were appointed on September 21, 2026.
Administrators appointed after 54 years
Stuart Irwin, Ian Leonard and Robin Coughlin of Interpath Advisory were appointed as Joint Administrators for the company, which had been supplying potatoes to leading supermarkets across Ireland and the UK before launching its own crisps brand in 2015. The brand had won several awards and accolades for its flavours.
Upon their appointment, nearly all 95 staff members were made redundant, with a small skeleton staff team retained to wind up the business. The administrators and their specialist employment team are providing support to those affected.
Products out of stock at major supermarkets
When the Daily Record checked online, select Glens of Antrim Crisps were initially being sold at Tesco and Sainsbury's, although product pages are now showing 'out of stock' on both websites.
The company's Companies House page confirms the registered office address has changed from Pgr Accountants Unit 2, 21 Old Channel Road in Belfast to the administrators' address at C/O Interpath Advisory, Suite 402, the Kelvin 17-25 College Square East, also in Belfast.
Challenges in the agri-food sector
A full statement on the crisp makers' website reads: "Stuart Irwin, Ian Leonard and Robin Coughlin of Interpath Advisory were appointed as Joint Administrators of the Glens of Antrim Potatoes Limited on 21 September 2026 to manage its affairs, business and property."
The statement adds: "The Joint Administrators act as agents of the Company and contract without personal liability. Please direct any queries to goageneral@interpath.com."
The agri-food sector is said to have faced "significant challenges over the past few years", with supply chains hit by "rising input costs". Following these challenges, directors at Glens of Antrim began to seek alternative options including refinancing and investment. However, this resulted in "no solvent options available", leading to the "very difficult decision" to request the appointment of joint administrators.
Interest sought in business assets
Interpath is now seeking interest in the business and its assets, with interested parties urged to contact the joint administrators directly.
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 potato grower is not the only family-founded business to go bust recently. Aromantic Limited appointed Christopher Horner and Kevin Pinkerton of Business Rescue Expert as joint administrators on September 23, 2026. The Forres-based firm, established in 1997, specialised in "organic beauty and ethically developed natural products" and employed 11 staff, all made immediately redundant. Meanwhile, Edinburgh-based video game firm Build A Rocket Boy (BARB) appointed Opus Restructuring as administrators on September 29, 2026, resulting in 36 job losses.
