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Edmond Scanlon, Kerry's chief executive, said the company was pleased with the start to 2022

Kerry Group reaffirms full year earnings guidance

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group said it was seeing continued strong business growth during the first quarter of 2022 as it reaffirmed its full year earnings guidance.

Business • 28 Apr 22

Kingspan exits Russia as Kerry Group halts operations

Building materials firm Kingspan has become the latest Irish company to exit the Russian market.

Business • 04 Apr 22

Kerry's revenues and profits for 2021 increase

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has reported higher revenues and profits for 2021 despite the backdrop of Covid-19 and supply chain challenges right across the food industry.

Business • 16 Feb 22

Kerry has bought biotechnology innovation company c-LEcta as well as Mexican based enzyme manufacture Enmex

Kerry Group expands its biotechnology capabilities

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has bought two biotechnology companies which it said will expand its expertise, technology portfolio and manufacturing capabilities.

Business • 15 Feb 22

Pat Murphy CEO Kerry Dairy; William Dennehy, Kerry Agribusiness demonstration farmer; Sibeal Bird, Sustainability Lead at Kerry; James O'Connell General Manager, Kerry Agribusiness; Diarmuid Cremin, Winner of Kerry Agribusiness awards

Kerry Group launches €6m dairy sustainability programme

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has launched a €6 million sustainability programme, designed to support milk suppliers transition to more sustainable farming practices.

Business • 02 Feb 22

The new Jeddah facility is the company's largest in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region

Kerry opens new Jeddah facility in Saudi Arabia

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has today officially opened a new 21,500-square-foot facility at its Jeddah operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Business • 24 Jan 22

Oliver Kelly is the new President and chief executive of Kerry Group's North American operations

Kerry Group makes new key US appointment

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has appointed Oliver Kelly as President and chief executive of its North American operations, from January 1.

Business • 16 Dec 21

Plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy are a booming business, as people look to reduce their diet's environmental impact

Don't have a cow: The rise of plant-based 'meats'

Concerns about the environment and our own health has boosted the ranks of those seeing a meat-free life, with numerous Irish companies trying to take a piece of the pie, writes Adam Maguire

Business • 07 Nov 21

Kerry Group CEO Edmond Scanlon (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Kerry Group's nine month revenue up by 6.3%

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group said its expects to deliver strong volume and earnings growth for 2021 as reported business volume growth of 8.2% for the nine months to the end of September.

Business • 27 Oct 21

Kerry sets new mid-term financial and emissions targets

Taste and nutrition business Kerry Group has updated its mid-term financial targets for the period between next year and 2026 and now expects to deliver revenue volume growth of 4-6%.

Business • 13 Oct 21

Edmond Scanlon, CEO of Kerry Group, said the company has a vision to create a world of sustainable nutrition

Kerry completes €853m deal for Niacet

Taste and nutrition company Kerry Group said it has completed the deal to buy preservatives maker Hare Topco, which trades as Niacet.

Business • 14 Sep 21

Kerry Group's €819m deal with Pilgrim Pride's was first announced in June

Competition Commission clears Kerry-Pilgrim Pride deal

Kerry Group's deal to sell its meat and ready meals business to US company Pilgrim's Pride has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Business • 13 Sep 21

49% of consumers are now considering sustainability when buying food and drink, the Kerry research shows

Consumers demanding more sustainability credentials

New research shows that consumers' expectations around sustainability are rapidly evolving with a growing number demanding increased sustainability benefits from their food and beverage products.

Business • 01 Jul 21

Kerry Group said today's deal enhances its leadership position in the fast growing food protection and preservation market

Kerry Group to buy preservatives maker Niacet for €853m

Global taste and nutrition company Kerry Group has announced a deal to buy preservatives maker Hare Topco, trading as Niacet, for €853m as it sharpens its focus on its ingredients business.

Business • 21 Jun 21

Kerry Group said the sale will enable it to focus on its taste and nutrition divisions

Kerry Group to sell meats and meals business for €819m

Kerry Group's shares rose today after it announced plans to sell its consumer foods' meats and meals business in the UK and Ireland to US food company Pilgrim's Pride for €819m in cash.

Business • 18 Jun 21

Kerry said the facility in Queensland will act as the new headquarters in Australia and New Zealand

Kerry's new hub in Queensland to drive food innovation

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group is to develop a new purpose-built food technology and innovation centre of excellence in Queensland in Australia.

Business • 14 May 21

Kerry Group said that market conditions remain highly variable as differences in recovery paths are emerging across regions

Kerry eyes earnings growth of 11-15% after solid Q1

Kerry Group has reported good business momentum in the first quarter of 2021 but said that market conditions remain highly variable as differences in recovery paths are emerging across regions.

Business • 29 Apr 21

Redundancy terms, the selection criteria and the transition arrangements are some of the issues in dispute

Siptu warns of industrial action at Kerry Group

SIPTU has warned that it may ballot members at Kerry Group for possible industrial action if the company fails to attend talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) aimed at resolving a dispute around proposed redundancies.

Business • 26 Apr 21

Construction on Kerry's new facility in Indonesia has started and the plant will be operational late 2022

Kerry invests €30m in Taste facility in Indonesia

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group is set to increase its footprint in South East Asia (SEA) by building a second manufacturing facility in Karawang in Indonesia.

Business • 19 Apr 21

Kerry Group announced a strategic review of its dairy production and consumer food assets in February

Kerry Group suspends transaction talks with co-op

Kerry Group has said negotiations with Kerry Co-Op over a potential transaction involving its dairy-related businesses in Ireland the UK have been suspended.

Business • 15 Apr 21

Kerry Group is also undertaking a strategic review of its dairy business in Ireland and the UK

150 jobs to go at Kerry Group

Up to 150 people will lose their jobs at Kerry Group over the next year as the company consolidates its shared services division at facilities in Mexico and Malaysia.

Business • 16 Feb 21

Kerry Group has offered €2.20 in cash for each Biosearch share

Kerry Group in deal for Spain's Biosearch Life

Shares of Spanish food supplement maker Biosearch Life jumped by more than 40% today after food and ingredients company Kerry Group announced a takeover bid.

Business • 15 Feb 21

Kerry Group said the report was full of inaccuracies and incorrect deductions

Kerry Group shares fall 12% on critical report

Shares in Kerry Group fell as much as 12% today, with traders attributing the drop to a report from short-seller Ontake Research criticising the firm's track record on acquisitions.

Business • 11 Feb 21

Kerry has committed to source 100% renewable electricity across its operations by 2025

Kerry commits to 100% renewable electricity by 2025

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has joined RE100, an initiative led by the Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to bring together the world's most influential companies committed to 100% renewable electricity.

Business • 10 Dec 20

Kerry Group's chief executive Edmond Scanlon

Kerry Group seeing strong recovery in third quarter

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group has reported a strong recovery in its business performance in the third quarter.

Business • 04 Nov 20