Jobs boost for Kilkenny: 50 new high-end technology positions created

By COLIN BARTLEY

FIFTY new high-end jobs are coming to Kilkenny with the development of a new agrifood technology centre in the city.

AB Agri Limited, will create the 50 jobs over the next five years in areas such as software development, software engineering and data science along with HR, business administration and finance.

The company is the agricultural division of Associated British Foods, a company founded in 1984 in Peterborough, England, which currently employs over 3,500 people worldwide.

AB Agri Limited produces and markets animal feed, nutrition and technology-based products and services in 65 countries to over 5 million customers,a nd Kilkenny has been choosen as the site for Intellync, AB Agri ‘s data and technology business.