Kerrygold have announced that they are set to open a new €38 million butter and packaging production facility.
The new site, called Kerrygold Park is set to open in County Cork, Ireland and will see the company have a capacity of up to 50,000 tonnes of butter per year, parent company Ornua said.
Ornua chief executive Kevin Lane said: “Kerrygold Park is core to our ambitious plans to develop the Kerrygold brand from a butter brand to a dairy brand.
“Not only will the new facility significantly enhance our production, it also greatly improves our innovation capability and our ability to deliver premium dairy products to consumers around the world,”
Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to over 110 countries worldwide. The group is targeting growth in retail sales of €1 billion for its flagship brand Kerrygold, up from €750 million.
In addition to Kerrgyold, Ornua also owns the Pilgrims Choice, Dubliner, Shannongold, Forto, Eureka! and BEO Milk Powder brands.
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