The Kerry Co-op comes full circle with dairy purchase

The organisation they started has transformed over the course of half a century having literally grown out of its original co-operative form

Kerry Co-op shareholders voting on the €500m takeover of the group's dairy division. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

The rags-to-riches story of the Kerry Co-op/Kerry Group is not well known in the US. 

This is a pity, as it is an exemplary story of home-grown Irish business success.