Glanbia change would wipe me out

A dairy products distribution and milk rounds business would be wiped out overnight if Glanbia Plc was allowed, from today, to unilaterally cut its milk supplies by thousands of litres, the High Court was told yesterday.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross granted Bainne Alainn Ltd and owner Shay Hayden, of Ballyduff, Camolin, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, an interim injunction restraining Glanbia from removing it from its distribution chain or restricting supplies from today.

Barrister Philip Sheahan told the court that, since 1991, Mr Hayden had spent €70,000 in buying up several milk rounds in north Wexford and, in 2010, had spent another €85,000 in extending his business to take in private and commercial deliveries of Glanbia dairy products in and around Gorey.