Glanbia moves to boost production in US by 25%

Glanbia is closing in on a deal to increase its cheese production capacity in the US by 25%.

The Kilkenny-headquartered diversified dairy and food ingredients business said, yesterday, via its latest progress update for its current financial year, that it is in “advanced discussions” with its partner in its US joint venture, South-West Cheese, on a plan to expand cheese and whey production at its existing facility in New Mexico, by 25%.

The project is expected to take more than two years to complete and will be done so at an approximate cost of $140m (€128m).