As the business enters liquidation, Healthy Ready Tour Company Karri Kitchen's product, Karri Kitchen, has disappeared from the shelves in Northern Ireland.

Headquartered in Craigavon, Armagh County, the company has reached agreements with Tesco, Lidl, Asda and Spar over the past few years to become one of NI's largest ready restaurants.

Karri Kitchen specializes in healthy Asian-style meals such as Mongolian beef noodles, firecracker chicken and mango chicken curry.

The liquidator said the business “cannot meet rising production costs.”

The business was founded in 2019 by Shera McAloran, with a mantra of “bringing healthy Southeast Asian cuisine into a Northern Ireland home.”

The business also appeared on the BBC show Food Fest Northern Ireland, which has some unique recipes.

The transaction statement submitted as part of the liquidation process showed that the business had net debt of nearly £700,000 when it ceased trading.

These include nearly £200,000 and £183,000 from a County Armagh Food Company, to which Chris McAloran, one of its directors.

The statement also stated that the business has 33 employees.

The statement notes said creditors’ data were obtained from company records, some of which were controversial and some could be modified.

The business ceased trading before liquidation.

Lisa Lappin, from Tilly Mooney Moore, was appointed to the liquidation business.

She said: "Karri Kitchen Ltd entered voluntary liquidation on April 16, 2025."

“Karri Kitchen Ltd is a great local brand that produces great products and has a loyal customer base.

“It will mourn its losses as a unique aspect of the local economy, but the company simply cannot meet the rising production costs and greater economic pressures.”

Coalition members who went to work for Upper Bann Eoin Tennyson said the closure would have a big blow to the Craigavin area.

“Native businesses like Karri Kitchen are the lifeblood of our community, creating jobs and supporting local supply chains,” he said.

“This business also contributes significantly to local food banks and organizations supporting these crises.”

Food manufacturing is a highly competitive industry with low profit margins.

Even if you have a unique brand into supermarket shelves, building a sustainable business is still a real challenge.

The challenge is even greater as businesses continue to deal with high energy costs and a range of new employment costs.

This is reflected in comments by the liquidator of Karri Kitchen that the company simply cannot meet the rising production costs and greater economic pressures.