The Grounds is a hospitality business that was founded by siblings Chloe, Lesley, and Conor Bates. The Grounds currently has a bakery open in Kilmore Quay that has been a resounding success. The next step in the vision is to open The Grounds Restaurant in Kilmore Quay, which will provide a different high end dining experience to customers. The Grounds is part of The Trough business group.

The centre of our business is customer experience and we believe that a great workplace culture enables this. A good workplace culture is achieved through trust, training, leadership, and a great work environment, this in turn allows our workers to provide the best experience for our customers.