Ornua

Ornua Co-operative Limited
FormerlyThe Irish Dairy Board (1961–2015)
Company typeStatutory agricultural cooperative
IndustryFood retail
PredecessorButter Marketing Committee
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
FounderGovernment of Ireland
HeadquartersGrattan House, Mount Street, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Revenue€2.3 billion (2014)[1]
€30.2 million (2014)[2]
Owners
Number of employees
3,300
Websiteornua.com
Car advertising Kerrygold Butter in Denver

Ornua,[3] from the Irish "Ór 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.

  1. ^ Company Profile Ornua. Retrieved: 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). ornua.annualreport14.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Company Profile Ornua. Retrieved: 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ Ornua Kerrygold.com. Retrieved: 22 May 2011.