Food tech entrepreneur builds firm from leftovers of takeover deal

John Power, managing director of Power Food Technology Maura Hickey

The sale of Irish food tech company Odenberg to Norway’s Tomra System nine years ago for more than €55 million proved a turning point for John Power, managing director at Power Food Technology (PFT) in Co Kildare.

Established in 2013, the Clane company had its genesis in the management buyout of the parts of the Odenberg business overlooked in the Tomra deal. “Tomra wanted Odenberg’s food production sorting technology,” said Power, who led ...