Kerry Group eye shift in buyer demand

A key challenge for Kerry Group will be to meet ever-changing tastes and trends among consumers, chief executive Stan McCarthy yesterday told the food giant’s AGM, in Tralee.

Kerry, a world leader in food ingredients and flavour technologies, had sales of €5.8bn, in 2014, yielding a 4.1% profit rise to €636m.

Mr McCarthy said the group was set to benefit from the recovering economy, but had to ensure it met the requirements of today’s consumers in terms of clean label, nutrition, health, snacking, and convenience.