The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan, has announced a €21.8m investment in Dew Valley Foods, in Co Tipperary.
The initiative, which has Government support through Enterprise Ireland, will lead to the creation of 55 new jobs at the Thurles plant.
The investment will also see the construction of a new research and development facility, and the establishment of a new employee skills development programme.