Ornua Co-operative Limited

Company Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland

Founded: 1961

Workforce: ~2,900

Company Working: Ornua Co-operative Limited is one of the major Irish firms that operates its business in dairy products and dairy ingredients. The main activity of the company includes the processing of milk and selling of products on behalf of its members. The Ornua Co-operative Limited is the leading exporter of dairy products across Ireland and exports its products to approximately 110 nations across the globe. Ornua has annualized sales of Euro 2.5 billion along with strong and skilled employees. The company has 10 business units and 16 production units from where it operates around the world. Moreover, the company has skilled marketing and sales teams that focused on business development in the developed markets. Ornua Co-operative Limited operates its business from two segments that include Ornua Ingredients, and Ornua Foods. Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice, BEO, Forto, Dubliner, and Kerrygold Advantage are the major brands under which the Ornua Food segment operates its business. The company has major markets with several production units in several European nations such as the UK, Germany, and Ireland, among others. Moreover, the company has a presence in Asia, the Americas, the Middle East & Africa. Under Ornua Ingredients business division, along with the sales of dairy ingredients to foodservice manufacturers and customers. The company focuses on the procurement of non-Irish and Irish dairy products, and the growth of Ornua ingredients is aided by production units and in-market teams in Spain, the US, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and the Middle East & Africa.

Ornua Co-operative Limited is one of the major players in Europe operating its business for more than 60 years. The purpose of the company is to create value for the members and co-operatives and the 14,000 dairy farmers of Ireland represented by Ornua Co-operative Limited. The company ethos is at the core of how it operates the business and ensures the customers’ success along with the success of the members with the help of dedicated employees. The workforce engagement of the company reached 77% in 2020 with a 4% Y-O-Y (Year-On-Year) growth, which is a surge considered as outperformance. Moreover, Ornua Co-operative Limited has also introduced a policy in 2021 for employees that is dynamic. The new policy provides flexibility in work at work premises and also provides a better work-life balance for employees across the globe. The approach followed by the company for diversification is initiated with small, and simple steps, and the strategy revolves around creating better work culture. Ornua Co-operative Limited is also focusing on merger, acquisition, investment, and new product launch strategies to develop its business footprint. Moreover, the company has built a dynamic relationship with suppliers across the globe.