The Dealer hears that Roberta McDonald has taken up her new role as sustainable solutions lead at Devenish.

McDonald previously headed up sustainability at Aurivo Co-op, a role she held for a little over a year. The Dealer understands that Aurivo does not plan to replace her.

A high proportion of Aurivo’s product goes to Africa and central Asia, where it seems price, rather than provenance, is a key selling point. Elsewhere, I see Carbery Group’s sustainability officer Sinead Treanor has also departed. The Monaghan woman headed up the Greener Dairy Farms programme for the west Cork co-op. Her position has already been filled by Enda Buckley and Aoife Feeney.

Two-thirds of Carbery’s milk suppliers are in a nitrates derogation and the cheese-maker is a big player in markets where consumers are more conscientious.