Dublin, Ireland
Ornua Cooperative
Major dairy cooperative (founded 1961) HQ in Dublin operating Kerrygold Park €38m butter plant in Mitchelstown plus Carrigaline; co-op of 8 dairy member co-ops.
Ornua Co-operative Limited is an industrial and provident society registered in Ireland that operates as the country's largest exporter of primary dairy products. It is structured as a cooperative owned by Irish dairy farmers and their member co-operatives, with approximately 3,000 employees globally. The cooperative operates two main business divisions: Ornua Foods, which markets consumer brands including Kerrygold, and Ornua Ingredients, which supplies value-added dairy ingredients to food manufacturers and the foodservice industry. Manufacturing and distribution operations span multiple sites across Ireland, the UK, Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Products are made from milk sourced from grass-fed Irish dairy cows. Ornua publishes annual results and a Price Purchase Index that tracks returns paid to farmer members relative to a 2010 baseline.
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- Dairy
- Butter & creamCheese
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