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Shares in Kilkenny food giant soar after positive trading report

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2021 0

Shares in Kilkenny Multinational agrifood giant Glanbia rose significantly this morning on the back of a strong trading performance so far this year. Glanbia’s revenues were up 10.5% in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020, according to Glanbia’s Interim Management Statement for the first quarter for this year. […]

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‘Covid hit us like a curve ball’ – gym closures dent Kilkenny nutrition giant’s profits

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2021 Post a comment

The closure of gyms and restrictions on sports worldwide as a result of the pandemic significantly dented Glanbia’s profits. The company’s annual report confirmed profits at the locally based food and nutrition giant dropped by just over 20% last year. Glanbia’s performance nutrition sector, which produces protein powders to gym-goers and sports people, felt

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IDA reignites battle with Kilkenny Council over port road

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has once again approached Kilkenny County Council in an effort to build a new road around an industrial estate near Belview Port. The IDA lodged plans with the local authority looking to develop the L32314 road at Ballyvalla beside the State agency’s lands at Gorteen. The road stretches along the […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay to Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2020 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 31.5 cent per litre (cpl) for November. An additional payment of 0.5 cpl will be made on all November milk supplies to mark the launch of Glanbia Ireland’s Operation Biodiversity initiative, which aims to drive increased planting of native trees and hedgerows […]

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Operation Biodiversity: Award-winning Kilkenny farmer leads tree-mendous new initiative

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Kilkenny food giant Glanbia and its family farm suppliers have embarked on a new initiative to drive increased planting of trees and hedgerows in the Irish countryside through the Operation Biodiversity programme. The company said the initiative will utilise Glanbia Ireland’s experienced CountryLife horticulturalists to work with farmers to further enhance and enrich our

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Glanbia turns sod on new €15m Innovation Centre in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

Glanbia Ireland today turned the sod on its new €15 million Innovation Centre in county Kilkenny. The local food giant said the new 2000 square metre facility in Ballyragget will deliver state-of-the-art technology with a processing area and a pilot plant to prototype new products. The faicility will be built erected by Matthew Wall & […]

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Legal challenge threatens plans for new €140m cheese plant in south Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2020 0

Plans to build a major new €140 million cheese facility plant at Belview Port in south Kilkenny that would create up to 80 new jobs have been thrown into doubt after a legal challenge to the project was allowed to proceed. An Taisce has been granted leave to seek a judicial review of the planning […]

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Fears for €140 million cheese plant in South Kilkenny as planning decision goes to court

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

Plans to build a new €140 million cheese manufacturing plant in South Kilkenny, creating 80 jobs in the process, have been cast in doubt after a legal challenge to the granting of permission has been allowed to proceed. An Taisce has been granted leave to seek a judicial review of the planning permission approved for […]

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Glanbia gets green light to expand giant Kilkenny plant

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2020 0

Local food giant Glanbia has been given the green light to build an extension onto its manufacturing facility at the company’s county Kilkenny headquarters. Kilkenny County Council has granted Glanbia Ingredients Ireland DAC permission to extend its plant in Ballyconra outside Ballyragget. The extension includes the construction of a new packaging intake building, a

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay to Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2020 0

Local diary giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay Kilkenny farmers 31 cent per litre (cpl) for October. In its latest monthly statement, Glanbia announced it will pay its milk suppliers 30.18 cent per litre (cpl) including VAT for October creamery milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein. This is unchanged from the September […]