Minister opens organic centre

A new €1.5 million processing and distribution centre for organic food was officially opened by Food Minister Noel Treacy in Cahir, Co Tipperary, yesterday.

He said the Good Herdsmen processing centre, whose staff of eleven people will grow to twenty in the year ahead, shows how the organic sector offers major commercial opportunities.

Minister Treacy complimented the joint owners of the company, Josef Finke and John Purcell, for their “great vision and leadership in developing this facility.”