Job losses expected in Dairygold’s milk processing sites

FURTHER job losses are expected in Dairygold Co-op, which is currently examining how it might consolidate milk processing.

The co-op processes 190 million gallons of milk annually from 3,500 suppliers at four sites, two in Mitchelstown and one each in Mallow and Mogeely, which have a total workforce of around 600 people.

Chief executive Jerry Henchy told a Teagasc conference last November the co-op will look internally to see how to upgrade some assets, to move from four sites to two or one.