Ornua,[3] from the Irish "Ór Nua" meaning "new gold" (known as TheIrish Dairy Board from 1961 until 2015), is an Irish agricultural cooperative, which markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its members: Irish dairy processors and Irish dairy farmers. The co-operative is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products and owns the Kerrygold butter and cheese brand[4] as well as Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur. In addition to the Kerrygold brand, its brand portfolio includes Pilgrims Choice, Dubliner, Shannongold, and BEO milk powder.
The Irish Dairy Board was established by an act of the Oireachtas, the Dairy Produce Marketing Act 1961,[5][6] and replaced the earlier Butter Marketing Committee. It was created to centralise the overseas marketing of Irish dairy products to achieve economies of scale and greater brand recognition. At the time of the Board's creation, the European Economic Community's market was closed to Irish butter, and the United Kingdom market limited Irish imports by an import quota.
The name Kerrygold was selected to evoke "farming, naturalness, goodness and above all quality milk" as well as a sense of Irishness.[7] In October 1962, the Board successfully test-launched the Kerrygold brand in the Winterhill area of North West England.
When Ireland joined the EEC in 1973, the Board began expanding its presence to continental Europe, beginning with the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. By 1982, Kerrygold had national distribution in Germany.
On 31 March 2015, the Board assumed a new corporate identity as Ornua: "The Home of Irish Dairy".[8]
TodayEdit
Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur
Currently, Ornua operates from 19 subsidiaries worldwide, with pre-packing and blending facilities located in Germany, Great Britain, the United States and the Middle East. A €36m state-of-the-art Kerrygold butter production and packing plant (Kerrygold Park) has been constructed in Mitchelstown, County Cork. In 2020, Ornua announced an investment of £3m in its Leek production facilities, to boost capacity in response to greater consumer demand for its cheese products and bringing total annual production to more than 110,000 tonnes.[9]
In 2014, the Spanish cheese manufacturer Luxtor, previously a subsidiary of the system catering chain Telepizza, was taken over.[10]
Kerrygold is the second highest-selling butter in the United States and the highest-selling butter in Ireland as of 2019.[11]
AwardsEdit
The Irish Dairy Board was awarded Exporter of the Year by the Irish Exporters in 2010.[12]
^The Creation of the Kerrygold Brand 13 July 2011 at the Wayback MachineKerrygold.com. Retrieved: 22 May 2011.
^"Irish Dairy Board votes to change name to Ornua". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
^Addy, Rod. "Ornua Foods UK invests £3m in Leek factory". Food Manufacture.
^Irish Dairy Board übernimmt spanischen Käsehersteller - top agrar online, 9. September 2014
^Dunn, Elizabeth G (2 October 2019). "Irish Butter Kerrygold Has Conquered America's Kitchens". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
^"IDB by numbers". independent.ie. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
External linksEdit
Official website
August 26, 2023
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Ornua 3 from the Irish or Nua meaning new gold known as The Irish Dairy Board from 1961 until 2015 is an Irish agricultural cooperative which markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its members Irish dairy processors and Irish dairy farmers The co operative is Ireland s largest exporter of Irish dairy products and owns the Kerrygold butter and cheese brand 4 as well as Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur In addition to the Kerrygold brand its brand portfolio includes Pilgrims Choice Dubliner Shannongold and BEO milk powder Ornua Co operative LimitedTypeStatutory agricultural cooperativeIndustryFood retailPredecessorButter Marketing CommitteeFounded1961 62 years ago 1961 FounderGovernment of IrelandHeadquartersGrattan House Mount Street Dublin IrelandArea servedAsia Europe Middle East North America Africa AustralasiaRevenue 2 3 billion 2014 1 Operating income 30 2 million 2014 2 OwnersTirlan Dairygold Co operative Society Limited Lakeland Dairies Co operative Limited Arrabawn Co operative Society Limited Aurivo Co operative Society Limited North Cork Co operative Creameries Limited Tipperary Co operative Creamery Limited Carbery Food Ingredients LimitedNumber of employees3 300Websiteornua comCar advertising Kerrygold Butter in Denver Contents 1 History 2 Today 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ornua news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Irish Dairy Board was established by an act of the Oireachtas the Dairy Produce Marketing Act 1961 5 6 and replaced the earlier Butter Marketing Committee It was created to centralise the overseas marketing of Irish dairy products to achieve economies of scale and greater brand recognition At the time of the Board s creation the European Economic Community s market was closed to Irish butter and the United Kingdom market limited Irish imports by an import quota The name Kerrygold was selected to evoke farming naturalness goodness and above all quality milk as well as a sense of Irishness 7 In October 1962 the Board successfully test launched the Kerrygold brand in the Winterhill area of North West England When Ireland joined the EEC in 1973 the Board began expanding its presence to continental Europe beginning with the North Rhine Westphalia state of Germany By 1982 Kerrygold had national distribution in Germany On 31 March 2015 the Board assumed a new corporate identity as Ornua The Home of Irish Dairy 8 Today Edit Kerrygold Irish Cream LiqueurCurrently Ornua operates from 19 subsidiaries worldwide with pre packing and blending facilities located in Germany Great Britain the United States and the Middle East A 36m state of the art Kerrygold butter production and packing plant Kerrygold Park has been constructed in Mitchelstown County Cork In 2020 Ornua announced an investment of 3m in its Leek production facilities to boost capacity in response to greater consumer demand for its cheese products and bringing total annual production to more than 110 000 tonnes 9 In 2014 the Spanish cheese manufacturer Luxtor previously a subsidiary of the system catering chain Telepizza was taken over 10 Kerrygold is the second highest selling butter in the United States and the highest selling butter in Ireland as of 2019 11 Awards EditThe Irish Dairy Board was awarded Exporter of the Year by the Irish Exporters in 2010 12 References Edit Company Profile Ornua Retrieved 22 May 2011 Archived copy PDF ornua annualreport14 com Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Company Profile Ornua Retrieved 20 October 2015 Ornua Kerrygold com Retrieved 22 May 2011 Dairy Produce Marketing Act 1961 irishstatutebook ie 2011 Retrieved 18 December 2012 Kerrygold Historie Ornua Deutschland Retrieved 2018 03 12 The Creation of the Kerrygold Brand Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Kerrygold com Retrieved 22 May 2011 Irish Dairy Board votes to change name to Ornua The Irish Times Retrieved 2022 09 14 Addy Rod Ornua Foods UK invests 3m in Leek factory Food Manufacture Irish Dairy Board ubernimmt spanischen Kasehersteller top agrar online 9 September 2014 Dunn Elizabeth G 2 October 2019 Irish Butter Kerrygold Has Conquered America s Kitchens Bloomberg Businessweek Retrieved 2 October 2019 IDB by numbers independent ie 17 May 2011 Retrieved 18 December 2012 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ornua amp oldid 1169242673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
