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Tirlán boss: ‘Energy inflation is just enormous, it’s really off the scale’
Tirlán is the new name for the rebranded Glanbia Ireland, the dairy co-op which has been sold back to its dairy-farmer founders for €300 million. Inflation challenges notwithstanding, chief executive Jim Bergin is excited for the new phase for the business
Jim Bergin is sitting in a second-floor drawing room at Lyrath Estate in Co Kilkenny, where the morning sun is beaming in through the large bay windows of the 16th-century house.
The chief executive of Ireland’s largest dairy processor is in relaxed form after a busy week, having formally announced a new identity and brand name. Glanbia Ireland announced it was changing its name to Tirlán, which roughly translates as “land of abundance”.
“I’m really, ...