About Foods

Kerry Foods operates in Ireland and the UK. We market our own brands across a wide range of categories and supply supermarket private labels in selected areas.

We have become one of the leading chilled foods companies in our geography through:

  • A strong portfolio of brands, in which we continue to invest and grow
  • Close working relationships with retail customers to develop mutually successful, private label business
  • An unrivalled national service to the independent convenience sector, in both the UK and Ireland

Investments & Acquisitions History
1972
Dairy Products facility commissioned in Listowel, IRL.
1974
Dairy Products facility commissioned in Listowel, IRL.
1974-1982
Independent dairies in Killarney, Limerick and Galway, IRL.
1982
Denny, Duffy Meats, IRL.
1986
Snowcream Dairies Moate, IRL.
1987
Denny, N. IRL.
1988
Grove & Ballyfree Turkeys,
IRL.
1990
AE Button,
UK Miller-Robirch, UK.
1992
Buxted Duckling, UK
Kantoher Food Products,
IRL.
1993
Kerry Spring Water, IRL.
1994
Commisioning of Porkmeat Products facility in
Shillelagh, IRL.
Mattessons Wall's, UK.
1998
Green's and Homepride home baking business, UK. Commissioning of Ready Meals production facility in Durham, UK.
1998
Commissioning of Recipe Dish production and development facilities at Burton-on-Trent, UK.
1999-2000
Completion of Burton Recipe Dish, UK. Commissioning and completion of Phase 2 Shillelagh, IRL.
2001
Platter Foods, IRL.
Golden Vale plc, IRL. and UK.
2002
Deli Products, IRL.
Northern Foods (Van Sales), UK.
Freshways Ltd, IRL.
2003
Hibernia Foods Ready Meals & Chilled Desserts Business, UK.

2005
Noon Group, UK.

2009
Breeo Foods, IRL.
2010
Newmarket Co-operative Creameries Limited, IRL.
2011
Headland Foods, UK.

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