900 new jobs have been announced for Co. Kildare.
The jobs are being created by the Kerry Group which is to establish a Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Naas.
This will serve global and regional customers in the EMEA region of the Group.
The firm says this will “serve as a key focal point for Kerry’s customer engagement activities providing strategic customers with access to the Group’s complete breadth and depth of technologies, scientific research, innovation and applications expertise across food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets”.
It is to be located on a 28-acre site in the Millennium Business Park adjacent to the M7 and M50 Dublin motorways.
It will see an investment of €100 million in the new campus which will accommodate 800 people in 2015 and a further 100 positions when fully commissioned by mid-2016.
Founded in 1972 the group has its headquarters in Tralee and employs over 24,000 people worldwide.
It supplies food products to 140 countries.
Among its products are some globally recognised brands such as Denny, Dairygold, Dawn, Galtee, Cheesestrings and Charleville.
Stan McCarthy is Kerry Group Chief Executive.
“Working in tandem with the Group’s existing technology and innovation facilities, the new Centre will focus Group-wide capability to drive strategic customer engagement and sustainable growth” he said.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny attended this morning along with Minister Richard Bruton and Minister Simon Coveney.
“The decision by Kerry Group, with the support of the Irish Government, to establish this ground breaking facility in Ireland will bolster our strong reputation as a globally renowned country for food production and innovation” Mr. Kenny said.
The announcement will also see an additional 400 immediate construction jobs.
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