Kerry Group shareholders vote through dairy processing deal with co-op
Deal includes Dairygold, Charleville and Cheesestrings brands and is worth a total of €500m which will be funded through buyback of some co-op shares and debt
Deal includes Dairygold, Charleville and Cheesestrings brands and is worth a total of €500m which will be funded through buyback of some co-op shares and debt
Tipperary-based co-op posts record earnings and operating profits for last year despite slide in market returns elsewhere
Cork-based dairy processor says retaining Ireland’s derogation from the EU’s nitrates directive ‘absolutely critical’ for farmer and processor viability
Holiday for US markets make for thin trading
Co-op shareholders are uneasy about how the board plans to finance its stake in spun-out traditional dairy joint venture
CRH Group Services employs 364 in Ireland, 45 per cent of whom are women
Cork-based co-op warns input price inflation will hit profitability
Glanbia Co-op members approve deal to buy remaining 40% stake in Glanbia Ireland
First purchase in market by nutrition group boss after four years at the helm
He will succeed Jim Woulfe from January 2022
Appeal lodged with Bord Pleanála against decision by Cork County Council to grant permission for extension to the butter-processing facility
Placing will fund a so-called redemption scheme in co-op
Glanbia plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industry
Glanbia cheese plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industry
Interview: John Jordan, chief executive of Ornua
Main shareholder in Kerry ‘disappointed’ with food group
Deal would have meant co-op taking 60% of joint venture with plc retaining remaining 40%
Chief executive Jim Woulfe to retire after 42 years with the company
Jim Woulfe to leave after 12 years leading the business
Food ingredients company gives top three executives shares under incentive scheme
Talks over Co-op taking a controlling stake in manufacturing facilities and key brands have moved up a gear
Move may free up money for acquisitions in rapidly growing division Taste & Nutrition
Company is reviewing its ownership of Kerry Foods, which sells meat and dairy products
Circular business is about keeping materials ‘alive’ and in use for as long as it is possible
Sia plans to double size of Irish business in next three years, adding up to 60 staff
Consumer foods business benefitted from stockpiling by households in March
Gardaí ask people to have essential work letter ready to show at checkpoints
Dairy group says Covid-19 has triggered collapse in demand from food service industry
Glue-maker turns to hand sanitiser but faces raw material shortage as countries hoard
Mark Rogers, head of HR at Coca-Cola in Ballina, Co Mayo
Plants being run with a skeleton crew as it deals with fallout
Friends of the Irish Environment and An Taisce question need for €140m manufacturing facility in Co Kilkenny
Irish food group leading contender for $25bn DuPont nutrition business
Market Beat: Group linked with $25bn takeover of DuPont’s nutrition business
Consumers could pay extra €5.70 monthly to fund farm-waste conversion into gas and cut emissions
Irish Times Innovation awards finalist in the IT & fintech category has got the backing of Austrian agri-business giant RWA
Assessing cyber risk, keeping up with the foreign exchange offerings of new banking entrants and facilitating transactions in agriculture
One Change: It’s found in 50% of supermarket items, from lipstick to ice cream
North Cork group famous for its cheese became one of country’s biggest employers
Food giant said it now expects to post 7-9% growth in earnings per share this year
Brexit seems to be seeping into virtually every area of Irish life
State’s largest farmer-owned co-op reports record turnover but issues stark Brexit warning
Tesco reports as does Delta plus economic indicators and meetings
Edmond Scanlon’s pay package compared to €5.3m for predecessor in 2017
Glanbia has launched Truly Grass Fed in the US initially as a cheese brand
Food ingredients company points to softening UK consumer environment in third quarter
First Government Brexit-ready conference hears of concerns from fishermen and SMEs
Drinks firm leads ‘Checkout Magazine’s’ Top 100 Brands survey for 14th year running
Roomex has 70% of its business in the UK and wants to move into other European markets
‘I don’t envisage a day in next 20 years where sugar is eliminated from soft drinks market’
Dairygold importing 4,500 tonnes of feed from UK mostly for farmers in Munster
One of the State’s largest haulage companies to transport fodder to alleviate ongoing crisis
‘No super-crop out there’ for Irish farmers to fall back on during feed shortages
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices