North Cork Co-op and Dairygold cease merger talks

North Cork Co-op and Dairygold will not continue with their merger talks of recent months, a decision that will not change the neighbouring co-ops’ existing shared processing arrangements.

North Cork Co-op members met in their Kanturk headquarters in the past week to consider the approach from Dairygold, which is seeking to boost its supply in line with post-quota growth ambitions. The Kanturk group voted comprehensively against merging their interests with Dairygold.

A spokesperson for North Cork Co-op confirmed the society would not be merging with Dairygold. It is believed the Kanturk group is confident its neighbouring co-op will not approach individual members to switch their supply over to the Mitchels-town group.