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Lakeland Dairies group chief executive Colin Kelly said that the co-operative has a “strong balance sheet”, with a milk pool of 2 billion litres produced by 3,200 farm families, but that the next decade will see a shift in the milk industry from large volume growth to “value-added growth and adding capability throughout the business”. Separately, milk drying facilities at Lough Egish in Co Monaghan, where over 20 people work, are also to close in June of next year.

Dozens of jobs in counties Monaghan and Down are under threat as a result of a decision by dairy processing co-op, Lakeland Dairies, to close a number of its facilities. The cheese is made using a basket style mould and each wheel weighs approximately 2.6kgs. Buttermilk

We work tirelessly to ensure that every drop of quality milk is used to make a range of high quality, convenient products. Brands such as Millac and Comelle created in the 1950’s are successful examples of our pioneering approach to adding value to skimmed milk. Originally a waste product from producing cream and butter, skimmed milk was re-imagined to create exciting alternative products with lovely, mouth-watering taste and maximum functional benefits for professional chefs, and in turn, supporting them to reduce their waste. With a comprehensive portfolio of 170 different dairy foodservice and food ingredient products, we export to blue-chip customers in 70 countries across the globe. We continue to meet growing global demand for our products with industry leading expertise in long-life UHT technology, ice creams, butterfats, powders, caseins, lactose and whey. The move is part of a new strategy that will see the business restructured to make it more efficient ahead of the next decade, which the co-op said will be different from the current one. We will underpin this with a strategic focus on research and development, an unparalleled commitment to reliability and consistently high performance across all operations.In setting these objectives we will have maximum regard for the sustainability of the environment in which we operate, while also ensuring the strictest conditions of quality and traceability in all raw materials used.

Lakeland Dairies has announced, as part of a new strategic direction for the co-op, the realigning of its processing footprint to maximise operational efficiencies and enhance value-add capabilities for the future. Key Points As well as catering directly for domestic consumption, Lakeland Dairies exports large volumes of dairy produce to the UK, Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and other international markets.The industry has come through a period of significant volume growth following the removal of milk quotas in 2015," said Mr Kelly.

Lakeland Dairies liquid milk production plant in Coolshannagh in Co Monaghan is to shut in the first quarter of 2025. On its first day of business the Killeshandra Creamery took in 260 gallons of milk from fifty-six suppliers. As the season progressed milk supplies and supplier numbers grew with 1,300 gallons a day being delivered by early August from more than 170 farmers. The vision of Lakeland Dairies is to achieve long term success and prosperity for dairy producers throughout the northern half of the island of Ireland. We will achieve this continuously by identifying and meeting the needs of our customers, competitively and cost efficiently, with wholesome, natural produce of the highest attainable quality. Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys said supports will be put in place to assist workers impacted by today's decision. To this end, Lakeland Dairies will continue its forward looking growth and development. Global Market Leader

The co-operative has said that there will be redeployment opportunities for some staff into vacant positions in the business, and that it has commenced an engagement and consultation process with staff and their unions directly. Regato is a hard style Cheese with a distinctive sweet piquant aroma and sharp flavour, it has a creamy yellow colour with a firm open texture and is suitable for frying and is also enjoyed as an eating cheese or as an alternative to Italian style grated cheese. Remove from the heat, add the Pour & More Single and plenty of seasoning. Stir well and spoon into a 23cm pie dish and leave the filling to cool slightly. As well as serving blue-chip retailers at home and abroad, we manufacture and supply texturised butter for food manufacturing, where we operate the only bespoke texturised butter manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland.

Cultured buttermilkis traditionally used for home-made bread such as wheatens, soda breads and pancakes. The next decade will be less about large volume growth and more about value-added growth and adding capability throughout the business." All of Lakeland Dairies' processing facilities operate to the most stringent international standards of quality and sustainability.Many of our products are designed especially for professional kitchens and foodservice operations. Our portfolio extends from mini portions of butter, to 10 litre containers of luxury long life dairy creams, to convenient individual portions of wholesome long-life milk and frozen ice-cream. In January of 1990 the Killeshandra Co-Op and the Lough Egish Co-Op came together in a ‘very harmonious merger’ and the name ‘Lakeland Dairies’ was announced by Des Boylan and Pat Flanagan (the Chairmen of the respective Society’s) as the title for the new Co-Operative. 2002 -Bailieborough becomes part of Lakeland Dairies Having come through the difficult years of World War 1 and the post war years under the management of John Daly who steered Lough Egish to heights its founders could only have dreamed of, construction of a new creamery commenced in July 1929 and a year later on 7th July 1930 the new creamery was opened. Cucumber and mint: finely grate the cucumber, and drain in a sieve. Beat 25g of the cream cheese and 3 tablespoons of the Pour & More Single together until smooth then stir in the cucumber and chopped mint. Season to taste. Minister Humphreys said social protection officials will engage directly with the company and ensure all available supports are put in place, including opportunities to retrain and reskill.