Retailer's €90m meat deal will secure 250 jobs

A €15 million meat processing plant in Watergrasshill, which has secured a deal worth €90 million to supply fresh beef and lamb to Musgrave SuperValu-Centra (MSVC), will employ over 250 people when completed.

Some 130 jobs are in place at the plant, tailored to the business needs of MSVC. A further 70 jobs will added in January.

MSVC, with headquarters at Tramore Road, Cork, services over 500 independently-owned SuperValu and Centra supermarkets. The plant will include an on-site laboratory and training facilities and will be open to undergraduate training.