Glanbia

Glanbia plc (/ˈɡlɒnbiə/) is a global performance nutrition and ingredients group with operations in 32 countries. It has leading market positions in sports nutrition, cheese, dairy ingredients, speciality non-dairy ingredients and vitamin and mineral premixes. Glanbia products are sold or distributed in over 130 countries. While Europe and the USA represent the biggest markets, the Group are continuing to expand into the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Glanbia is listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchange (Symbol: GLB). The Group has four segments; Global Ingredients, Performance Nutrition, Dairy Ireland and Joint Ventures & Associates. Including Joint Ventures & Associates, Glanbia has over 5,200 employees worldwide in 32 countries.

History

Emerging from Ireland's dairy consolidation in the 1960s

Dairy products have long formed the backbone of Ireland's agricultural sector. In the early 19th century, the country was amongst the world's largest producers of dairy products. In 1848, Ireland accounted for two thirds of butter imports into the port of London. Irish butter came under pressure by competitors which were modernising their systems with the newly developed cream separators. As a consequence, Irish butter imports to London dropped to under one per cent in the early 1880s.