Dairygold warns against protests

DAIRYGOLD has warned that any effort to undermine consumer confidence in Galtee Meats by way of protest will be detrimental to the best interests of both the brand and pig producers.

Chief Executive Jerry Henchy conveyed the message in a letter to IFA Pigs Committee chairman Pat O’Keeffe after producers staged a protest outside a meeting of the co-op’s new 60 member committee last week.

The protests followed the decision by Dairygold to cut 270 jobs - 170 at Galtee Foods - last week.