€3.6m upgrade for Cadbury milk facility in Kerry

A €3.6m investment has been announced for a Co Kerry plant that processes 80m litres of fresh Munster milk annually.

Mondelez International says the investment, at its Cadbury chocolate crumb manufacturing plant, in Rathmore, near the Cork-Kerry border, will be completed by August, 2015, subject to planning permission.

Work on installation of a new milk evaporator and new buildings is scheduled to commence next month. The investment will enable improved competitiveness, through a significant reduction in the use of fuel oil, and potential for growth in milk capacity.