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Pictured at the opening was Pat Sheahan, CEO of North Cork Co-operative Creameries and Martin O’Keeffe, Chairman of North Cork Co-operative Creameries with Minister Simon Coveney

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney today opened a new €5 million milk powder processing plant at North Cork Co-operative Creameries in Kanturk, Co. Cork.

Speaking at the opening, the Minister said:

Through this innovative investment, North Cork has built an impressive facility making food ingredient products to the highest international quality standards. This development has contributed to overall enhanced competitiveness and capacity which will be important when milk quota restrictions are lifted next year. Irish food businesses need to operate at world class levels of performance to secure and grow their share of export markets. North Cork is ensuring that it will be able to compete effectively and that it will also be able to access new markets and new customers.

I’m also very pleased to note that the co-operative is benefiting from Enterprise Ireland’s Lean Business Transformation Programme which forms a key element of Government policy designed to support business and economic growth. Its members are also participating in the Bord Bia Milk Quality Assurance Scheme. All of these developments will contribute to further export led success and the creation of a long term and sustainable future in milk production for North Cork dairy producers.