The launch this week of Kinisla, the new identity for Kerry Dairy Ireland, was another milestone on the journey of the business back to its roots as a farmer-owned dairy processor.
The dairy business had become an increasingly small part of the Kerry Group and the relationship between farmers and senior management had become strained as a result.
The purchase by the co-op in late 2024 of the majority of the business was the right deal for both sides.
Lorcan Roche-Kelly looks at the financial performance in the first year of the new ownership on pages 26 and 27 and the numbers look good.
But more importantly, the company is now starting to look and act more like a co-op than a profit-driven multinational. Co-ops were founded on the idea of community and if Kinisla keeps its focus on that, then further success is sure to come.
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