Making it Work

Tesco deal just the beginning for Velvet Cloud’s brand ambitions

The Mayo-based sheep’s milk dairy business is looking to raise more than €500,000 in funding to scale up its operations

Aisling and Michael Flanagan, founders of Velvet Cloud, a Mayo-based dairy firm which makes yogurts and cheeses from sheep’s milk: ‘We made prototypes and we gave them around to chefs, and they all told us it was just an amazing product’

Velvet Cloud, an Irish dairy business that makes yogurts and cheeses from sheep’s milk, is aiming to raise more than €500,000 in funding to scale up its operations.

The Mayo-based company, founded by husband and wife Aisling and Michael Flanagan, last week announced a significant deal with Tesco that means its products will be stocked in 32 of the retailer’s stores around the country.

The Flanagans are keen for further expansion, and are seeking outside ...