Published on Wednesday23rdOctober2013

Dairygold Announce €33m Investment - Bruton

Pictured at the announcement were: Bertie O’Leary, Dairygold Chairman, Jim Woulfe, Dairygold Chief Executive, Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs,Enterprise and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, Minister of State for Research and Innovation and Michael Cantwell, Head of Food at Enterprise Ireland.

Pictured at the announcement were: Bertie O’Leary, Dairygold Chairman, Jim Woulfe, Dairygold Chief Executive, Richard Bruton, Minister for Jobs,Enterprise and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, Minister of State for Research and Innovation and Michael Cantwell, Head of Food at Enterprise Ireland.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton together with Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock today announced Government support for Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited’s (Dairygold) €33 million investment to expand and upgrade its milk processing facilities at Mitchelstown, County Cork.

This investment has been supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland. 100 jobs will be created in the construction, installation and commissioning phases of the new processing facilities. Dairygold is Ireland’s largest farmer owned business and the country’s second largest dairy processor, processing 950 million litres or 20% of Ireland’s milk pool to produce a range of cheese and dairy ingredients for export to more than 50 countries.