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The largest exporter of Irish dairy products said the first quarter of 2025 has been relatively positive for the Ornua business

Exports of Kerrygold frontloaded ahead of US tariffs

Exports of Kerrygold butter to the US was frontloaded by Ornua at the beginning of the year in anticipation of the imposition of tariffs by the Trump administration.

Business • 16 Apr

Ornua opened its new €40m development at Kerrygold Park, which increased production capacity to about one million retail packs a day

Ornua's 2023 results dip due to challenging markets

Kerrygold brand owner Ornua has reported lower turnover and operating profits for 2023 due to the challenging market conditions that the Irish dairy industry faced last year.

Business • 24 Apr 24

The new Ornua facility will increase production to 1 million retail packs of Kerrygold a day

Ornua completes €40m Kerrygold facility in Cork

Kerrygold butter owner Ornua has completed a €40m new development at its Kerrygold Park facility in Mitchelstown Co Cork.

Business • 25 Oct 23

Ornua CEO John Jordan stepping down

The Chief Executive of dairy company Ornua, John Jordan, is stepping down.

Business • 28 Aug 23

Ornua sees lower profits despite a spike in revenue

The maker of Kerrygold had record revenues of more than €3.4 billion last year, an increase of 36.7% on its 2021 performance.

Business • 26 Apr 23

O'Driscoll elected new Ornua chair

Dairy co-operative Ornua has elected Aidan O'Driscoll as Chair of its board of directors.

Business • 14 Jul 22

It was another record year for Kerrygold, with volume growth up 12% on 2020

Ornua operating profit up 1.3% to €153.7m for 2021

The country's largest exporter of Irish dairy products, Ornua, has reported operating profit of €153.7m for 2021, up 1.3%.

Business • 01 Jun 22

Ornua sold over 10 million packets of Kerrygold each week during the year

Ornua's €580m banking facility to support dairy sector

Irish dairy co-operative Ornua has secured a new five-year syndicated bank facility of €580m.

Business • 15 Dec 21

The Burrenbeo Trust initiative aims to support people understand more about their local community through 'place-based' learning

Grants for projects building green communities

Five projects are set to receive funding from the Glas Communities Fund created by Rethink Ireland in partnership with Ornua and the Department of Rural and Community Development.

Business • 26 Oct 21

Ornua said the acquisition complements its US Ingredients division, Ornua Ingredients North America (OINA)

Ornua buys US cheese business Whitehall Specialties

Dairy cooperative Ornua has completed the acquisition of US cheese ingredients business, Whitehall Specialities for an undisclosed sum from Mason Wells, a private equity firm based in Wisconsin.

Business • 11 Oct 21

Ornua said it sold 10 million packets of Kerrygold butter and cheese every week last year - an increase of 13%

Ornua's operating profits soar by 69% despite Covid

Ornua, the country's biggest exporter of dairy products and maker of Kerrygold, has reported a 69% increase in operating profit for last year to €83.1m.

Business • 21 Apr 21

Ornua invests $10m in US cheese making plant

Ornua makes $10m investment in US cheese-making plant

Kerrygold maker Ornua - which is the biggest dairy exporter - is to expand its US cheese-making operation with a $10m investment at its Wisconsin plant.

Business • 15 Jul 20

ornua said it operating profits for 2019 rose by 21.5% to €49.1m while its revenues increased by 11.5% to €2.322 billion

Ornua committed to keeping dairy markets open

Kerrygold has become the first €1 billion Irish food brand in 2019, new figures from Ornua, the country's biggest exporter of dairy products, show today.

Business • 08 Apr 20

Ornua's revenue and profits up on Kerrygold growth

Kerrygold owner Ornua has reported higher revenues and operating profits for 2018 on the back of a "standout" year for its butter brand.

Business • 03 Apr 19

Irish farmers and dairies sell 100,000 tonnes of cheese to the UK every year

Hard Cheese - Dairy sector exposed to hard Brexit

Inside the Ornua factory in Staffordshire in Britain's Midlands, packs of Pilgrim's Choice Cheddar whizz by in a blur. The factory produces 40% of all the hard cheese consumed in the UK.

Brexit • 21 Jun 18

Ornua CEO designate John Jordan and chairman Aaron Forde

John Jordan named as Ornua CEO designate

Ornua, Ireland's largest exporter of dairy products, has appointed John Jordan as its chief executive designate.

Business • 13 Apr 18

Ornua's chief executive Kevin Lane is due to leave the company later this year

Ornua's 2017 pre-tax profits surge by 84%

Dairy group Ornua had reported pre-tax profits of €29.1m for last year, a surge of 84% on 2016.

Business • 21 Mar 18

Ornua CEO Kevin Lane is stepping down after eight and and a half years in the job

Ornua CEO Kevin Lane to step down next year

Dairy company Ornua said today its chief executive Kevin Lane is to step down from the position next year.

Business • 12 Dec 17

Sales of Kerrygold - Ornua's showcase product - hit €900m globally last year

Ornua's 2016 operating profits jump by 46%

Dairy company Ornua has reported a strong trading performance for 2016 with higher earnings and turnover.

Business • 10 May 17

Ornua agrees deal for UK's F.J Need Foods

Ornua buys UK cheese company FJ Need Foods

Dairy company Ornua has signed an agreement to acquire the UK based cheese ingredients company F.J Need Foods for an undisclosed sum.

Business • 25 Jan 17

The new Kerrygold Plark facility will employ 65 people initially

Ornua opens new Kerrygold Park in Co Cork

Ornua is today opening a new €38m butter and packaging facility in Mitchelstown in Co Cork.

Business • 14 Sep 16

Ornua said its revenues for 2015 rose by 9% to just over €2.5 billion.

Ornua's revenues up 9% as bosses salaries revealed

The country's biggest exporter of dairy products, Ornua, has reported earnings before exceptional items of €58.8m for last year, an increase of 18% on the previous year's numbers.

Business • 20 Apr 16

Ornua opens new €20m white cheese making plant in Saudi Arabia

Ornua opens €20m cheese plant in Saudi Arabia

Ornua, formerly known as the Irish Dairy Board, has opened a €20m cheese making facility in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

Business • 16 Mar 16

Ornua acquires its first manufacturing base in China

Ornua buys its first manufacturing base in China

Ornua is to acquire the Shanghai based dairy manufacturer, Ambrosia Dairy, giving the former Irish Dairy Board its first manufacturing base in China.

Business • 13 Jan 16

Ornua sells majority stake in US business to Arbor

Dairy company Ornua has sold a majority stake in its US speciality foods distribution business, DPI Foods, to Arbor Investments.

Business • 15 Dec 15