The Halpin Group

The Halpin Group (formally Betco Marketing Ltd.) was founded in 1991. Initially acting as Cerestar’s sole agent in Ireland. Now, with over thirty years experience, we have established ourselves firmly in the Irish starchy market. In 2002 Cerestar was acquired by Cargill. This enabled us to broaden our horizons and in 2010 we became a distributor for Cargill as well as being their agent. In 2011, Cargill acquired Royal Nedalco, as a result we began to supply alcohol (ethanol) to the pharmaceutical, beverage and industrial markets within Ireland. In 2019, a strategic partnership was formed with Brenntag to handle the Cargill business in Ireland, specifically starchy products, ethanol, cocoa and chocolate. Today, whether it be a tanker load of palm oil or a 25kg bag of cocoa or indeed a full container of Lecithin IBC's, we organise it with the same skill and dedication that three decades of experience has imparted to the team in Cork. As of February 2022, we now represent Sime Darby Oils Liverpool. We historically have supplied oils from other principals but have really gotten behind the fully sustainable aspects of the Sime Darby offering. As of April 2022, we are now in a position to offer CGB Cocoa UK/ Schokinag products in Ireland. As of October 2022, we are now offering Lecithin from the Sternchemie GmbH range of Lipid Solutions. The Halpin Group’s activities cover the whole island of Ireland,from corrugating to confectionery, from plasterboard to paracetamol tablets, from biscuits to building chemicals, The Halpin Group is active in forging a very strong position in the Irish marketplace, proving themselves and indeed any of their principals as serious players in raw material supply. The Halpin Group have always taken a proactive approach with their customers. From our inception we adopted the motto “service a priority” and to this day it remains our guiding principle.