86: John Concannon, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of JFC Group

Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly · Sep 17, 2026 · 57m

John Concannon is one of Ireland’s best-known entrepreneurs and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of JFC Group, a global manufacturing company headquartered in Tuam, Co. Galway. In 1987, while working in the calf-trading business, he developed the innovative “Triple Bucket” calf feeder, a simple but highly effective product that enabled farmers to feed multiple calves simultaneously. The idea proved immensely successful and became the foundation of what would grow into the JFC Group.

Over nearly four decades, Concannon has transformed JFC from a small family business into an…