Danone Ireland's Wexford plant picked to produce new baby food product line for UK and rest of Europe

In a boost for Danone's Irish operations, the French dairy and baby food giant is to produce Europe’s first pre-measured, packaged baby formula milk product at its manufacturing facility in Wexford

Danone is launching the new baby formula through its Aptamil product – initially in the UK before rolling it out across the rest of Europe.

French dairy and baby food giant Danone is to produce Europe’s first pre-measured, packaged baby formula milk product at its manufacturing facility in Wexford.

The company – which makes baby food at its production plants in Cork and Wexford and sells to China and other markets – has signed a manufacturing partnership with Japanese food maker Meiji.