€5m Glanbia centre provides innovation

GLANBIA'S new Group Innovation Centre in Kilkenny, which involves an investment of over €5m million over the next four years, was opened yesterday by Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister Micheál Martin.

The world-class centre, supported by Enterprise Ireland, has been in operation since last September and currently employs 42 people - 16 development professionals and 26 highly skilled research scientists.

This number will rise to 52 in October when a further expansion is complete.