Companies Profits fall at Kerrygold owner after dairy market correction in 2023Ornua, the farmer owned co-op, also completed a €40 million investment in 2023 to double the capacity of its Kerrygold Park facility in Cork
Companies Kerrygold owner Ornua appoints senior Dairygold executive as new chiefConor Galvin is currently chief executive of the Dairygold Co-operative Society and will take up his new role in May
Companies Ornua taps senior Conagra executive to lead Kerrygold sales in the USThe Irish dairy co-op has appointed Lindsay Brady, a former general manager at Conagra, to replace Iarlaith Smyth who departed the company last year
Companies Former Kerrygold senior executive takes up role with US food ingredients companyIarlaith Smyth, the former president of Ornua Foods North America, has left the company to take over as chief executive of Henry Broch Foods
Agriculture Economic impact of Irish dairy sector estimated at almost €18bn last year - reportA new report by EY, which was commissioned by Dairy Industry Ireland, has found the sector supports almost 54,000 jobs across the country
Big Read Inside story: Ornua executive exodus puts future of Kerrygold back on the tableResignations focus attention on the future of Ornua and its iconic Kerrygold butter brand
Companies Dairy co-ops revive proposal to sell iconic €1bn Kerrygold brandSeniro executives in the dairy industry have claimed Ornua, the owner of the Kerrygold brand, is at an inflection point and its most valuable asset should be hived off into a new company
Companies Ornua boss John Jordan to leave dairy co-op for new US roleThe company, which owns the iconic Kerrygold brand, has announced Donal Buggy will serve as interim chief executive
Companies Kerrygold sales top €1.6 billion as Cork plant doubles capacityDairy co-op Ornua generated overall group sales of more than €3.4 billion last year – though profit margins squeezed to ease inflation pressure on customers
Companies Ornua reports record sales of €3.4bn for 2022 after record year for global dairy pricesThe dairy company, which owns the iconic Kerrygold, said 2022 was a ‘uniquely challenging’ year despite the record surge in global prices for dairy products such as butter and cheese
food Average Irish grocery bills surged by almost €1,000 over the last yearInflation in the sector has hit record levels
Companies Double-digit food price inflation on the way, industry chief warnsHead of dairy giant Ornua says all food prices will continue to rise, due to soaring costs and supply chain disruption
Companies Kerrygold sales surge in the US after ‘punitive’ 25% tariff on EU butter is suspendedOrnua, the Irish dairy co-op behind the Kerrygold brand, saw its sales volumes soar 12 per cent in the US market last year
Company Watch: Ornua weathered 25% Trump tariff through lockdown baking craze Despite a tariff which put premium brand Kerrygold at twice the price of its competitors in the US, overall sales jumped by 13 per cent in 2020
Ornua records 50% increase in profits despite US tariffs on Irish butterConsumer demand for butter soared after home baking emerged as a trend of 2020
€700m Kerry dairy deal ‘fell through over funding concerns’ Kerry Co-op boss said its offer for Kerry Group’s dairy business was rejected for being too low