About Gran Gran's Foods

Gran Grans Foods – Our Story The story of Gran Grans Foods began in Gran Gran Murray’s kitchen, where the smell of treacle bread, roast pork, and freshly made Bramley apple sauce filled the air. That’s where Nigel first found his love for cooking and inspired him to become a chef. Years later, he would meet Magaly in Venice, Italy, while both working in the hospitality industry. They travelled together across the Caribbean and Mediterranean, and they finally settled in Peru, Magaly’s Birthplace, a country rich in history which cuisine is a seamlessly blend of different cultures and ancient Peruvian food creating something utterly unique. They eventually settled in Lima, Peru, and opened Murphy’s Irish Pub — the first Irish pub in the country. It quickly became a hit with locals and expats alike, a small taste of Ireland in the middle of South America. Soon after, they decided to open Peru’s first Irish Pub “Murphy’s” in the Peruvian capital, Lima, offering the locals and ex-pats community the best of Irish food and entertainment. “Murphy’s Irish Pub” turned out to be a great success. In 2005, they sold Murphy's and moved home to Ireland with their three kids — Sean, Brendan, and Nicole. As the recession hit in 2008, they paused their entrepreneurial journey and Nigel went back to work as head chef in some of Ireland's most prestige hotels such as the Glenlo Abbey Hotels, but their dream of having their own food business never left. That dream finally took shape in 2014Read their story