Kerry Group
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | IE0004906560 |
| founding | 1972 |
| Seat | Tralee , Ireland |
| management | Edmond Scanlon, CEO , Philip Toomey (Chairman) |
| Number of employees | 22,468 (2010) |
| sales | EUR 4.960 billion (2010) |
| Branch | Food and food additives , flavorings |
| Website | www.kerrygroup.com |
The Kerry Group , based in Tralee , Ireland, grew into a large food manufacturer when it went public under the leadership of Denis Brosnan. The group primarily supplies the Irish and British markets with 36 brands.
background
The company employs 22,468 people (2010) and has sales and logistics centers in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The Kerry Group offers over 10,000 different products and exports them to more than 140 countries. The company has production locations in 19 countries and sales locations in over 20 other countries worldwide. The company's market capitalization in August 2011 was 4.69 billion euros.
In mid-March 2008 it was announced that the Kerry Group was taking over Reox Holdings' subsidiary Breeo (Foods and Distribution Service) for 165 million euros .
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Irish Stock Exchange and is a member of the ISEQ Overall Index .
The Kerry Group is sponsor of the annual Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award, which is endowed with € 15,000 .
Leading company products
Wall's Sausages (Great Britain), Homepride Flour (Great Britain), Cheesstrings, Green's Cake Mixs, Richmond Sausages, Dennys, Button Norfolk Farms (Great Britain), Kerry Spring Water (Ireland), Mattessons
Web links
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- ↑ Corporate Information : [1] , "Kerry Group PLC"
- ↑ The Irish Times, “Kerry agrees € 165m deal for Breeo,” March 13, 2008