Organisation: Kerry Foods

Polar IceTech has a cool, clean, green growth plan

Midleton firm is expanding with its cryogenic cleaning service, writes Trish Dromey.

Mon, 08 May, 2017

Food demonstrator sets legal precedent in employment law

Sandra Mahon didn’t set out to make history in her job as a food demonstrator, but she did just that in relation to employment law.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Oh là là: Food firms aiming to double exports by 2025

Rising sales of meat, dairy, seafood and beverages can help Irish agri-food meet its target to near double exports from €10.8bn to €19bn by 2025, say Bord Bia executives.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Kerry Group reaffirms its commitment to milk suppliers

Kerry Group has reaffirmed its commitment to its milk suppliers in Munster amid local surprise at group CEO Stan McCarthy’s decision to step down from his role as co-op chief executive.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Kerry Group reaffirms its commitment to milk suppliers

Kerry Group has reaffirmed its commitment to its milk suppliers in Munster amid local surprise at group CEO Stan McCarthy’s decision to step down from his role as co-op chief executive.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Kerry Group could top €1bn in acquisitions this year as sales rise

Acquisitions will remain a strong focus of Kerry Group’s growth strategy this year, with the food and ingredients group saying it could match last year’s record spend of around €900m if the right opportunities arise.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Study shows less Irish people are eating fat, salt and sugar through reformulation

Significant reductions in fat, sugar, salt, and calories have been achieved through reformulation that included changing the recipes of some of Ireland’s most popular foods and drinks.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Kerry set to complete Red Arrow deal

Kerry Group is set to formally complete the takeover of leading US flavouring business Red Arrow Products in early December.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2015

Green principles save firms €6m

Ireland’s leading agri-food companies are supporting a new booklet celebrating a collective €6m in savings achieved from adhering to ‘green’ business principles.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2015

Aurivo chief to head up Young Farmer of Year judging panel announced

The judging panel for this year’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year competition has been unveiled.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

McDonald’s to sell artisan burger McMór at all Irish outlets

Ray Ryan speaks to McDonald’s Ireland and some food producers, who have teamed up to produce an artisan burger made with 100% Irish beef.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

P/E ratio up to 90 for a suckler farm in Munster, 19 for dairy

For a suckler beef or sheep farmer, land (if considered as an economic asset), at current average prices, is prohibitively expensive.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2015

Abolition of milk quotas will lead to creation of 10,000 jobs

The quota system was of its time, but in a more globalised market has generally run contrary to our best interests. All that is about to change, writes Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015

Pivotal point property at the Kinsale Road roundabout

BACK at the commercial market’s height, land in key Cork suburbs was fetching €2.5m/3m an acre.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2015

Kerry Group sells pastry business to UK firm

Kerry Group has confirmed that it has sold its chilled savoury pastry business to a UK company.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2014

Schools chief voted on to FAI board

Schoolboy football will have a voice at the FAI top table for the first time since 2007, after Schoolboys FAI (SFAI) chairman Tim Fitzgerald was voted onto the association’s 10-man board.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2014

Good opportunity on town’s ‘golden mile’

A main street 8,000 sq ft property "in the heart of Munster, Charleville", is for sale for new uses, having previously served as a community centre, and before that, a school.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

O’Connell to appeal four-year ban handed down by Turf Club

Jockey Eddie O’Connell is to appeal the findings of the Referrals Committee which earlier this week saw him banned for four years by the Turf Club.

Fri, 23 May, 2014

Bord Bia and Google to train food firms on maximising online sales

Bord Bia and Google have joined forces to train Irish food companies to maximise online sales.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2014

50 jobs at Freshways following management buyout

A further 50 jobs have been created after Kerry Foods acquired sandwich company Freshways Ireland.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

Group to continue restructuring of foods division after sales uplift

Kerry Foods is to continue with the restructuring programme that delivered a sales uplift at the end of 2013 and into 2014 — despite “highly competitive” consumer markets in the UK and Ireland.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2014

€5.85bn revenues last year at food giant

Kerry Group’s pre-tax profits of €121.9m last year were down from €315m in 2012, but the markets yesterday reacted positively to the bigger picture of stable revenues of €5.85bn, against €5.84bn in 2012.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2014

Consumer foods group predicts boom in exports and more jobs

Predictions for thousands of new food processing and other value-added jobs, and a “significant” rise in prepared consumer food exports will be unveiled in the coming months — when a new consumer foods action group delivers quantified analysis of the processed side of Food Harvest 2020’s targets.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2014

Nine firms honoured at food industry’s Oscars

The record €9bn exports achieved by food and drink companies in 2012 is likely to be surpassed this year, and the €12bn target in Food Harvest 2020 is in sight, Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Simon Coveney revealed last night.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2013

Irish beef exports to Germany expected to exceed €100m mark

Kerry Foods won a global innovation award for its Cheestrings Spaghetti product at Anuga, the world’s largest food trade show taking place this week in Germany.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2013

75% of food and drink exports to come via Origin Green members

More than 75% of Ireland’s food and drinks exports will be from Origin Green verified members by the end of 2014, Bord Bia estimates.

Wed, 25 Sep, 2013

Kerry Group sticking to growth target

Kerry Group has kept its full-year growth targets unchanged despite reporting a better-than-expected 12% profit increase for the first half.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2013

Kerry Group CEO’s pay rises by 12%

Kerry Group chief Stan McCarthy received a 12.3% pay increase last year, the food giant’s latest annual report shows.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013

Where’s the pork?

ARE we getting bang for our buck in our bangers? Do we know where the meat in them comes from?

Sun, 24 Feb, 2013

Deal with the horsemeat offenders harshly

The agricultural and food industries have been stalwarts of the economy since the foundation of the State.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2013

Paddy Power jobs - Building confidence

Baseless optimism is little more than wishful thinking but amidst a seemingly endless deluge of dispiriting economic data any good news is more than welcome.

Fri, 12 Oct, 2012

Revised growth forecasts not good news for us

The latest assessment of global economic prospects from the IMF does not make for pleasant reading.

Fri, 12 Oct, 2012

Kerry Group offers grads ‘the world’

Kerry Group can offer Irish graduates opportunities all over the world, chief executive Stan McCarthy told the group’s AGM yesterday.

Thu, 03 May, 2012

Kerry Foods reviews operations at Durham plant with view to closure

Kerry Foods has set the end of July as the final decision date for the possible closure of its cooked meats and home-baked goods factory in Durham, England.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2012

Kerry Foods set to lay off 350 UK workers

More than 350 jobs are at risk in Durham, in the UK, as Kerry Foods is planning to close one of its factories there.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2012

Boost for aspiring food start-ups

Ambitions for food export growth are being given a lift with this week’s Bord Bia Food Works open evenings.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2012

If O’Leary ran the Government, the nation would be flying high

DID you happen to see Michael O’Leary on the Late Late show last week?

Thu, 26 Jan, 2012

Dr Tommy can provide the answer

DR TOMMY is the hopeful nap choice in the Tayto Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick this evening, on what is yet another dreadful Irish programme.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2011

Kerry Foods merger referred to UK Competition Commission

A completed merger involving Kerry Foods has been referred to the Competition Commission in the UK.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2011

Four Kerry Group bosses paid €5.2m

KERRY Group’s top four executives were rewarded by a combined pay and pension package totalling €5.2 million in 2010 the annual report for last year shows.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2011

New ICOS chief executive brings wealth of international experience

THE Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has appointed Tom O’Callaghan as chief executive.

Tue, 18 Jan, 2011

Kerry Group’s investor day wins approval

KERRY Group’s investor day in London was the best supported ever according to reports yesterday.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2010

Bad economy means salt reduction ‘gets low priority from food industry’

SALT levels remain high in processed foods as the economic climate means many businesses no longer see reducing levels as a priority.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2010

Wee Giant one to note

WEE GIANT gets the nap to make a winning debut over jumps in the Tayto Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick this afternoon.

Wed, 22 Sep, 2010