Munster contract manufacturers in Ireland
21 munster contract manufacturers in Ireland, with the largest concentrations in Cork (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (8), Drying — Spray drying (7) and Beverages — Spirits (5).
21 entries
- Arrabawn Co-op
Nenagh, Ireland
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Butter & cream · Drying — Spray drying
Nenagh 1976 cooperative (€270m revenue, 400 staff) producing milk, cream and milk powders.
- Britvic Ireland
Newcastle West, Ireland
Beverages — Soft drinks · Beverages — Bottled water · Beverages — Juices & NFC +2 more
Britvic Irish operation across Dublin and Newcastle West producing Ballygowan, MiWadi and Energise Sport.
- CC Group Bulmers Ireland
Clonmel, Ireland
Beverages — Soft drinks · Beverages — Beer · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Major Irish drinks group (founded 1850s, Magners since 1935) in Clonmel producing cider (Bulmers IE / Magners GB) and Tennent's lager.
- Clonakilty Distillery
Cork, Ireland
Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic
Cork Clonakilty whiskey distillery.
- Dairygold Cooperative
Mitchelstown, Ireland
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Drying — Spray drying +1 more
Major Cork cooperative (founded 1990, €1.02bn revenue, 1,200 staff, 2,900 farmers) in Mitchelstown producing cheese, butter, milk powder and infant formula ingredients.
- Danone Nutricia Ireland
Macroom, Ireland
Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Drying — Spray drying
Danone major infant formula and medical nutrition operation (Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Nutrilon) in Macroom Cork (world's largest formula plant ~125,000t) plus Wexford.
- Dawn Meats Group
Carroll's Cross, Ireland
Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat
Family-owned major Irish/UK beef and lamb processor (founded 1980, ~7,200 staff, €2bn revenue) across 10 IE plants and 12 GB plants (incl. Dunbia) supplying McDonald's and retailer PL.
- Dingle Distillery
Dingle, Ireland
Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic
Porterhouse-owned 2012 Dingle Kerry whiskey, gin and vodka distillery.
- Heineken Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Beverages — Beer · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)
Heineken Ireland Lady's Well Cork brewery and cider operation.
- Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
Midleton, Ireland
Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic
Pernod Ricard major Irish whiskey operation (founded 1966) across Midleton Cork and Fox & Geese Dublin producing Jameson, Powers, Redbreast, Midleton Very Rare, Method and Madness, Spot whiskeys and Knappogue Castle.
- Kerry Dairy Ireland
Listowel, Ireland
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream · Beverages — Dairy drinks
Kerry Dairy Ireland operation (post-2024 €1.4bn Co-op buyout) across Listowel, Charleville and Newmarket.
- Kerry Group
Tralee, Ireland
Ingredients — Flavors · Ingredients — Enzymes · Ingredients — Vitamins
Major global ingredient group (founded 1972, >23,000 staff, Euronext Dublin/LSE-listed) HQ in Tralee with Naas global Tech Centre supplying 18,000+ ingredients to 140 countries.
- Moorepark Technology Ltd
Fermoy, Ireland
Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Cheese
Fermoy Cork commercial pilot dairy plant attached to Teagasc Moorepark.
- Teagasc Moorepark
Fermoy, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision
Fermoy Cork 1959 Teagasc dairy R&D centre — largest in Europe.
- Tipperary Co-op
Tipperary, Ireland
Dairy — Cheese · Drying — Spray drying
Tipperary 1908 cooperative (€230m revenue, 250 staff) producing cheese and milk powders.
- Tipperary Natural Mineral Water
Borrisoleigh, Ireland
Beverages — Bottled water · Wet — Liquid filling (PET) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass)
Borrisoleigh Tipperary family-owned mineral water bottler.
- Tirlan
Kilkenny, Ireland
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +2 more
Major Irish farmer cooperative (rebranded 2022 from Glanbia Ireland, ~2,100 staff, €3bn+ revenue) HQ in Kilkenny producing milk processing, dairy ingredients, cheese (Belview JV with Royal A-ware), oats and animal feed.
- UCC APC Microbiome
Cork, Ireland
Fermentation — Precision · Ingredients — Cultures
University College Cork APC Microbiome research institute.
- Waterford Distillery
Waterford, Ireland
Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic
Waterford 2014 distillery.
- West Cork Distillers
Skibbereen, Ireland
Beverages — Spirits · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic
Skibbereen Cork 2003 whiskey distillery.
- Wyeth Nutritionals Nestle
Askeaton, Ireland
Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Drying — Spray drying
Nestlé/Wyeth SMA infant formula plant and R&D centre in Askeaton, Limerick.
Sectors in Ireland
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (8)
- Drying — Spray drying (7)
- Beverages — Spirits (5)
- Fermentation — Alcoholic (5)
- Dairy — Cheese (5)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (4)
- Wet — Liquid filling (can) (3)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (3)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (2)
- Beverages — Soft drinks (2)
- Beverages — Bottled water (2)
- Wet — Liquid filling (PET) (2)
- Beverages — Beer (2)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (2)
- Fermentation — Precision (2)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (1)
- Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat (1)
- Ingredients — Flavors (1)
- Ingredients — Enzymes (1)
- Ingredients — Vitamins (1)
- Bakery — Breakfast cereals (1)
- Alt-protein — Pea protein (1)
- Ingredients — Cultures (1)