Ocras is now available in the UK through Allmanhall

About Ocras

Ocras is a small Irish company in Clonakilty, West Cork. We make frozen food for people with dysphagia, which means difficulty swallowing. Our founder, Niamh Condon, is a chef.

  • Since 2021
  • Handmade in Clonakilty
  • Tested with Teagasc Ashtown
  • SALSA accredited
A plate of Ocras chocolate and custard biscuits

We want people with swallowing difficulties to enjoy a meal again, at the table with everyone else, with dignity.

Our food is made to help people eat well and feel well. It also makes mealtimes easier for the people who care for them.

An Ocras scone with jam and cream beside a plain moulded scone
Handmade in ClonakiltyWest Cork, since 2021

Started in 2021, by a chef who wanted better food on the plate.

Niamh is a dysphagia chef. She started Ocras in 2021 because the food on offer for people with swallowing and chewing difficulties was so limited.

She worked closely with Teagasc at Ashtown, and with dietitians and speech and language therapists. Together they developed and tested every recipe for safe use with the IDDSI Framework, and designed food moulds and recyclable packaging that shape and protect each dish. Every product is still made by hand.

Ocras was the first Irish company to apply for and achieve SALSA accreditation, a food safety standard for small food producers.

Niamh also runs dysphagia and IDDSI training through Dining with Dignity.

What goes into every dish.

Every recipe was tested for safe use with the IDDSI Framework. Each portion is made to the same texture every time.

See the range

In every Ocras product

  • Designed by a Dysphagia Chef™
  • Developed and tested with Teagasc Ashtown
  • SALSA food safety accredited
  • Moulded into recognisable shapes
  • Custom recyclable packaging
  • Handmade in Clonakilty
  • Frozen, at or below -18°C
  • Tested with dietitians and speech and language therapists
  • Suitable for use with the IDDSI Framework at Level 4, and also at Levels 5 and 6

On the menu at

  • Carriglea
  • Aramark
  • Cork University Hospitals and University College Cork
  • Fairfield
  • Bushmount Nursing Home
“The Ocras food range is appealing in terms of visuals, taste, texture and palatability.”
HIHI case study
Cork company on mission to improve eating experience for those with swallowing problems
The Irish Times
“This helps large healthcare facilities to focus on the care and not be concerned regarding the texture-modified food items”
The Echo, Cork

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