Shackleton’s Partners with Yes You Can on UK Launch - Growing Irish Export Sales with the support of Bord Bia
Shackleton’s Partners with Yes You Can on UK Launch - Growing Irish Export Sales with the support of Bord Bia
At Shackleton’s, we have always believed that strong partnerships are at the heart of long-term success — particularly when it comes to supporting food producers with ingredient solutions in new and developing markets.
We have been working closely with SalDoce Fine Foods, the Australian business behind the Yes You Can brand, as they prepare to expand their gluten-free product range into the UK market.
This collaboration, supported through Bord Bia’s Accelerated Export Growth Programme, is a great example of how the right connections, combined with shared expertise, can lead to exciting new opportunities.
From Introduction to Collaboration
The initial introduction came through the Prepared Consumer Foods Team at Bord Bia, whose role in supporting Irish businesses in building meaningful export relationships continues to be invaluable.
Programmes like the Accelerated Export Growth Programme are designed to create meaningful connections between Irish businesses and international partners. It’s great to see a collaboration like this come to fruition, with Shackleton’s Ingredient Solutions, an Origin Green Member, playing a key role in supporting the Yes You Can expansion into the UK market, resulting in increased Irish Food exports.
-Claudia Saumell, Bord Bia
For Martin and Cristina Talacko, owners of SalDoce Fine Foods, finding the right production partner was critical to their UK growth plans.
“As we looked to bring Yes You Can into the UK market, it was essential that we partnered with a business that understood both the technical requirements and the importance of consistency and quality. Shackleton’s brought that experience; sourcing the required ingredients from reputable suppliers, developing our recipes alongside our own team, blending and packing our retail product range to our strict food safety standards, providing the full solution along with a collaborative approach that made the process seamless.”
-Martin Talacko, SalDoce Fine Foods
Working together, the focus has been on certified ingredient sourcing, recipe development, blending and packing bake at home cake mixes, combining Shackleton’s technical capabilities with Yes You Can’s strong brand credentials and product vision.
Expertise in Gluten-Free Production
A key factor in the partnership has been Shackleton’s dedicated gluten-free facility, which operates as a completely separate, stand-alone production environment.
The factory is BRC AA certified and this ensures the highest standards of control and consistency — essential when producing for gluten-free markets where trust and certification are paramount.
Alongside this, the vast experience and expertise that the Shackletons team have in recipe development and packing retail-ready products has allowed them to support the development of products that are not only technically sound, but also commercially ready for shelf.
Positioned for Export
With proximity to Dublin Port, Shackleton’s is well positioned as an export partner — offering efficient access to the UK and wider European markets.
This logistical advantage, combined with their experience in production and packaging, enables them to support customers looking to scale into new territories with confidence.
Looking Ahead
The SalDoce partnership represents another step forward in Shackleton’s growing export journey — and highlights the role collaboration plays in unlocking new opportunities.
“This has been a very positive partnership from the outset. Through close collaboration, clear communication and a shared focus on quality and great taste, we’ve been able to support Yes You Can in bringing their products to a new market. It’s a great example of how Shackleton’s can work with Irish and international partners as a trusted ingredient solutions provider.”
— Michael Cullen, Managing Director, Shackleton’s
As Shackletons Ingredient Solutions continues to work with partners both at home and internationally, they remain focused on delivering practical, tailored solutions that support long-term growth.