- Glanbia
Infobox_Company
company_name = Glanbia, PLC
company_logo =| company_type = Public, (lse|GLB, ise|GLB)
company_slogan = N/A
foundation =Kilkenny ,Ireland (1885 )?
location =Kilkenny ,Ireland
key_people = Michael Walsh,Chairman
num_employees = 3,800 (2004)
products =Cheese
Meat
Consumer Foods
Ingredients
homepage = [http://www.glanbia.ie/ www.glanbia.ie/]Glanbia PLC (lse|GLB, ise|GLB) is an international food company whose head offices are located in
Kilkenny ,Ireland . Glanbia is a leading dairy business, especially in the areas of cheese and milk production and ingredients.The company employs about 3,800 people in Ireland, the UK and the USA.Glanbia was formed through a merger between Avonmore PLC and Waterford PLC in 1997.
Glanbia produces about 40,000 t of cheese in Ireland, whereas the production in the USA amounts to approx. 300,000 t. Glanbia Foods Inc. has factories in Twin Falls, Richfield and Gooding (all in
Idaho ) and was the largest cheese producer in the USA in2006 . Glanbia Southwest Cheese is ajoint venture in which Glanbia holds 50% and produced 123,000 t of cheese in theirClovis, New Mexico , facility.In
Suzhou , PR China, Glanbia invested Euro 4.6 million in a new factory for food ingredients [ "Zuivelzicht" April 25, 2007] .The company's shares are traded on both the
Dublin andLondon stock markets.The Irish word "glan" means "clean", whilst the word "bia" means "food".
Glanbia is a company which was founded by the coming to gether of Avonmonor and Waterford dairys
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List of Irish companies External links
* [http://www.glanbia.ie/ Official Website]
* [http://investing.reuters.co.uk/Stocks/Quote.aspx?symbol=GLB.I Stock Quote (Reuters)]ources
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