Our ambitious
#Sustainability
strategy includes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2030 and achieve
#NetZero
before 2050. Find out how we’ll achieve this:
Hear from our CEO, Edmond Scanlon as he discusses Kerry’s role in responding to global nutritional and environmental challenges across the nutrition spectrum over the coming decade.
The food currently lost or wasted globally is enough to feed 2 billion people. This article uses bread and bakery as a case study to review how individuals and food producers can take action against
#FoodWaste
, and how ingredients like enzymes can help.
What does the future of coatings look like? Download our latest report to discover the key market insights into the top flavours and influences for coated products across
#Foodservice
.
Consumers want food and beverages that are healthier and taste great while respecting the planet. We are at the forefront in anticipating and leading the industry’s response to this complex challenge. Hear more from our CEO, Edmond Scanlon.
Today we are delighted to announce our goal of reaching over 2 billion people with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030. This announcement is part of our new sustainability strategy, Beyond the Horizon, launching today along with our new brand identity:
Congratulations to the new All-Ireland football champions,
@Kerry_Official
. We couldn't be prouder to support the team.
We were also delighted to see our colleague, Paul Murphy, lift the Sam Maguire at Croke Park!
Photo:
@sportsfile
Well done to
@DubGAAOfficial
for their All-Ireland Final win today at Croke Park and commiserations to
@Kerry_Official
who fought well and gave it their all. It's a tough loss but we couldn't be prouder of the team's effort and dedication on the field. Their resilience is
Change is coming, with new regulations on the advertising and in-store placement of select
#FoodAndBeverage
products in Europe taking effect next year. Find out how you can be ready.
At Kerry we have a unique and holistic understanding of taste which has enabled us to deliver Radicle™
#PlantBased
solutions for customers. Read more on our innovative technology platform here:
#SustainableNutrition
Kerry research finds consumers fall on a spectrum along their
#Sustainability
journey, revealing the presence of a ‘Sustainability Adoption Curve’. Read the full report:
ICYMI: From
@khni_kerry
Plant-based is no longer a niche market for those with dietary restrictions and as a result, expectation for convenience, taste, quality maintenance and shelf-life are table stakes.
Kerry CEO, Edmond Scanlon proudly congratulates the
@kerry_official
team today.
“We are incredibly proud of the Kerry team whose success this weekend has shown a lot of commitment and dedication.”
Today we marked Kerry’s 50th anniversary where it all began, in Listowel and Tralee. It was an honour to celebrate this important occasion with staff and the broader community.
There is strength in numbers, 26,000 to be exact. Through programmes such as MyCommunity we are empowering and inspiring our 26,000 colleagues to act in support of local initiatives. See their work in action.
#Community
#Sustainability
We are honoured to have won the Plant-Based Manufacturing Company of the Year 2022 award at
#GulfoodManufacturing
!
This award is a true testament to the hard work and creativity of our
#plantbased
teams.
Pop by our stand in Hall 7, A7-4 to try some of our plant-based creations.
How big is the link between consumers and sustainability? New Kerry research confirms
#Sustainability
is a mounting driver of
#FoodAndBeverage
choices:
Kerry has presented its mid-term financial targets and has guided new group annual revenue volume growth target of 6% on average across the plan, and a group EBITDA margin target of 18%+ by 2026.
We are proud to announce a new partnership with
@Concern
on the ALIVE (Agricultural Livelihoods Improving Value Chains and the Environment) project to provide Kenyan communities access to climate-smart
#agriculture
practices.
Learn more:
#WorldFoodDay
ICYMI from
@khni_kerry
: Consumers are constantly looking for ways to get “energy”, but what does that actually mean and why are so many people seeking it? Learn more here
With the launch of our new brand identity and sustainability strategy, our vision is to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and reach over two billion people by 2030. Read more:
#InspiringFood
#NourishingLife
We are looking forward to
#LWW2022
, where the winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year will be announced. Congratulations to all the fantastic authors shortlisted.
Today, Edmond Scanlon and Marguerite Larkin shared Kerry's mid-term financial targets and presented Kerry’s updated strategic & sustainability commitments for 2030 at a Virtual Capital Markets Day. Click to watch.
As part of Beyond the Horizon, we are setting science-based climate targets that will see us reduce our emissions across our operations and supply chains as we work towards
#NetZero
emissions. Learn more:
#Sustainability
With innovation paramount, Kerry Graduates tapped their creativity and flexibility during COVID-19. Workflows were disrupted and consumption patterns shifted overnight, our grads helped teams to pull together and overcome new challenges. Read more:
We were delighted to host the
@USAmbIreland
Claire Cronin and her team to our Global Technology & Innovation Centre in Naas this week.
The US has always been a key part of our story and we look forward to building upon our strong relationship even further in 2023 and beyond.
Monaghan GAA has partnered with
@KerryFoods
in Carrickmacross to offer and deliver free frozen ready meals to the people of the county who maybe in need of assistance.
@Kerry_Official
GAA
Photos with many thanks to
@FintanMcTiernan
Our new partnership with
@SOIreland
includes support of the Special Olympics’ Athlete Leadership programme. Employees will support athletes through workshop and mentoring programmes and foster the development of workplace and leadership skills.
New Kerry research finds Frontrunners are the consumers to influence manufacturers, government and their peers to make impactful
#Sustainability
changes. Learn more about this group likely to comprise older
#Millennials
:
This year Kerry celebrates 50 years of business. Our values of Enterprising Spirit and Courage have always been a part of our DNA. Over the coming months, we will share some of these stories, as we continue to inspire food and nourish life.
#ExpandingHorizons50
Strengthening Irish-US relations at the
@AerLingus
College Football Classic in Dublin’s
@AVIVAStadium
this weekend as the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Northwestern Wildcats play in Ireland for the first time to kick off the 2022 College Football season!
Our new sustainability strategy, Beyond the Horizon, includes ambitious
#Sustainability
targets that address key impacts of our business by 2030 in the areas of emissions, energy, circular economy, raw materials, and social impact. Learn more:
We are proud to partner with
@UCC
, sponsoring two Masters students through a new MSc in Dairy Process Technology. This employment-based
#Postgraduate
degree will be completed with a unique opportunity to work across Kerry’s
#dairy
processing sites.
Over the next two years, many of Kerry Group’s 24,000 employees from Ireland, Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland and across the globe will volunteer in
@SpecOlympicsEU
programmes. This includes a mix of event-based volunteering and ongoing skill-based opportunities.
Looking for a great read during the Easter break? Try one of these fantastic novels which have been shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year. The overall winner will be announced during
@WritersWeek
in June. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors.
Day 2 at
#Stirling18
is in full swing with lots of cheers, smiles & medals being won! Here our volunteer Emily congratulates table tennis medalists.
#SOGB40
All Ireland Football Final.
Full time
Kerry: 0-20(20)
Galway: 0-16(16)
All Ireland Football Final.. Full time score: Kerry 0-20(20) Galway 0-16(16)
2022 All Ireland Champions
Today we opened our new facility at Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The newly expanded site, will produce nutritious and sustainable food ingredients which we will deliver to customers and consumers throughout the region.
#NourishingLife
#InspiringFood
Kerry accelerates its sustainability targets, in line with Paris Agreement of 1.5 degrees. At a Virtual Capital Markets Day yesterday, Kerry shared new targets for the reduction of its Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we invited transition year students from local schools who are interested in a career in science to our Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Naas to raise awareness of the many careers open to
#womeninscience
.
St Patrick’s Day is a day to celebrate our Irish heritage. We wish all of our people, customers and friends around the world a very happy
#StPatricksDay
and thank you for supporting us as we continue to work towards creating a world of
#SustainableNutrition
.
Today, as we celebrate the country where our journey began, we want to wish all of our colleagues, customers and friends around the world a very happy St Patrick's Day!
#StPatricksDay
#StPatricksDay2023
Kerry Group has announced the appointment of Thomas Hahlin Ahlinder to the role of President and CEO, Taste & Nutrition, Europe. Mr Hahlin Ahlinder brings over 20 years of commercial leadership experience and industry knowledge to the company.
#InspiringFood
#NourishingLife
Kerry’s Project Amata with the World Food Programme in Burundi aims to create a more sustainable food system by improving milk quantity and quality, as well as ensuring its inclusion in school meals. This week, Kerry has joined a
@WFP
mission to Burundi to review our progress.
We are excited to officially open our new Southern Europe Innovation Centre in
#Barcelona
!
With a new customer suite and applications labs, our new facility will allow us to work more closely with customers to develop localised food and beverage solutions in the region.
Our 45 volunteers have arrived in Stirling for the Special Olympics GB 40th Anniversary Games! After a great afternoon of training we're excited for a fantastic few days ahead
#SOGB40
#Stirling18
Congratulations to
@CKeeganFiction
, author of Small Things Like These, who claimed the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2022.
Claire is pictured here with Catherine Keogh, Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer at Kerry Group.
#LWW2022
We are proud to announce MyCommunity, a new initiative pledging 26,000 volunteer days for staff, a €1m community fund and PPE gear and food for frontline workers. Learn more about this effort supporting
#community
responses to
#COVID19
across the world:
We partner with
@WFP
in Burundi, where we share our dairy expertise with local farmers to support the creation of a sustainable milk value chain.
Kerry nutritional scientist Aoife Marie Murphy shares more about Project Amata in this video.
Congratulations to Ben Healy of Team Ireland who retained his yellow jersey and took the overall title of Winner Kerry Group Ras Mumhan 2019.
#RasMumhan
Missed our Virtual Capital Markets Day this week? Catch up on our four-year growth plan, sustainable solutions and expanding portfolio here:
#InspiringFood
#NourishingLife
We are delighted to be back at Vitafoods! Visit our stand at H240 to meet Kerry experts and learn more about our proactive health and protein capabilities.
#Vitafoods22
#sustainablenutrition
Only one week to go to the opening ceremony of
@SOGreatBritain
40th Anniversary Games in Scotland! Over 40 of our colleagues will be giving their time through our Kerry Volunteer Programme to support the Games
#SOGB40
Find out more about the Games:
2022 has been a very special year for us as we celebrated 50 years of expanding horizons.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey over the past 50 years - we look forward to seeing what the next 50 will bring!
Have a very safe and restful holiday period!
Today, we celebrated the official opening of our new Cheestrings facility in Charleville, County Cork.
We take this opportunity to provide a very warm welcome to the 60 new colleagues who have joined the team in Charleville as a result of this expansion.
#Cheestrings
How did we solve one of the elusive
#PlantBased
challenges? The team behind the meltable vegan slice gives a play-by-play on melding
#Dairy
heritage with plant-based protein innovations.
Two months ago competition commenced at the Special Olympics
@WorldGamesAD
. Nine Kerry volunteers supported athletes and families as part of our partnership, creating a legacy that will last a lifetime. Watch their highlights.
#LeadingToBetter
#SpecialOlympics
As
#Sustainability
takes an increasing focus for brands and consumers,
#FoodWaste
is a growing concern. These process updates can help create a successful food waste reduction strategy.
The first half of 2022 saw strong growth. We see heightened demand for new food & beverage experiences while value options and sustainability become increasingly important. Revenue for the half was €4.1bn with volumes increasing by 6.8%.
As a Programme Partner, we were excited to attend the 2050 Accelerator Showcase held by
@dogpatchlabs
in Dublin last week where 11 sustainability start-ups pitched their pilot projects, aiming to help solve the climate crisis.
Learn more
#2050Accelerator
Kerry CEO Edmond Scanlon is joining the
#CGFSummit
now as part of a fireside discussion on how we can make a sustainable impact on hunger and nutrition through innovation and collaboration.
Congratulations to
@meathladiesMLGF
on their All-Ireland win today but also a huge well done to
@KerryLadiesFoot
who played a fantastic game. We are very proud of the work and commitment you have shown in getting to the final!
#ProperFan
Today we opened the largest and most advanced taste manufacturing facility on the African continent.
The new €38m facility will deliver authentic taste and sustainable nutrition solutions from South Africa to the continent:
Today we announced an agreement to acquire
@niacet
, a global market leader in preservation technologies, for €853m. The acquisition will enhance Kerry’s food protection and preservation strategy to offer new products and technologies in a broader market:
For every brand, the pandemic has accelerated the conversation about
#Sustainability
and the planet. Catherine Keogh, Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer, joins the
@SiegelGale
Countdown to
#EarthDay
CMO Panel to discuss this top issue.
As we raise the
#Pride
flag, we stand together with our colleagues and the LGBTQ+ community. We are a company represented by diverse backgrounds, countries, cultures, ethnicities, lifestyles and experiences, where everyone belongs.
#NourishingLife
#Inclusion
As part of a sustainability initiative led by employees, we have introduced our first bee hive on site in Naas.
This year we had our first harvest, using only the excess honey not needed by bees. We are looking forward to introducing a second hive in 2023.
#WorldBiodiversityDay
We are proud to announce a two year extension of our partnership with
@SpecOlympicsEU
. Working together we will continue to empower individuals with an intellectual disability towards a more inclusive world:
#InclusionRevolution
Our Malaysia team was proud to host Minister of State
@NiallCollinsTD
and
@IrlAmbMalaysia
at our growing Kerry Kuala Lumpur Centre where they learned more about what we are doing to create a world of sustainable nutrition.
#Malaysia
#KualaLumpur
Sporting legends Notre Dame and Navy will face each other on the field at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin this evening for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, of which Kerry is a proud partner.
The game is an opportunity for many of our US friends and colleagues to visit
We were delighted to attend the Ireland France Business Awards ceremony hosted by
@NetworkIrlande
and
@FranceIrelandCh
in Paris last night to celebrate the innovative companies promoting the expansion of trade and investment relations between
#France
and
#Ireland
.
To provide an overview of the megatrends shaping this year’s taste and flavor predictions, we asked eight of the researchers behind the Kerry Taste Charts to give quick takes on the overarching themes for 2021.
#FoodAndBeverage
Dr Vivien Sheehan, Vice President of R&D for Applied Health and Nutrition at Kerry, is taking to the stage at
#CGFSummit
to discuss how we can innovate to achieve global food security for the future.
We are empowering an inclusive and gender-balanced workplace that fosters the next generation of leaders. Today we recognize the extraordinary efforts of 12 Kerry women and salute all of our colleagues around the globe who
#ChooseToChallenge
#IWD2021
Congratulations to the five Irish novels shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year award!
This is the 28th year of our partnership with Listowel
@WritersWeek
and we are proud to play our part in supporting and rewarding literary talent.
Over the last 50 years Kerry has been Expanding Horizons across the food and beverage industries and we look forward to continuing this as we work towards our vision of creating a World of Sustainable Nutrition.
#SustainableNutrition
#ExpandingHorizons50
Today we issued our interim management report for the first half of this year which reflected continued strong growth in our retail channel and good progression in foodservice. Group revenue of €3.6bn is a 9.0% growth in our volumes on last year.
We are delighted to announce that we have made two significant biotechnology acquisitions. The company has reached agreement to acquire the biotechnology innovation company, c-LEcta, while also confirming that we have acquired enzyme manufacturer Enmex.
.
@NIHospice
we are proud to support your nurses, doctors, housekeepers and staff as they work on the front lines providing incredible services to patients and families during their most difficult times.
Thank you to
#KerryGroup
who donated a car full of PPE equipment to us this week.
Your support is greatly appreciated and will help us continue to provide our vital care services safely, both in our in-patient unit and in the local community.💜
#Coronavirus
#PPE
#BetterTogether
It is the Kerry Senior Ladies Football Team's turn to take on Dublin this weekend in the All-Ireland Football Final.
We are all tremendously proud of the team and everyone at Kerry Group – from Listowel to Lagos - are excited to follow the match this weekend and are wishing
At our Global Technology & Innovation Centre in Naas this week, we hosted an engaging team day to learn more about - and taste – a variety of the innovative products that Kerry has contributed to, closing the day with an inspiring discussion led by some of our Executive leaders.
The safety of our Ukrainian colleagues and their families has been our absolute priority and we have been doing and will continue to do our utmost to support them and their families.
It's International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day dedicated to celebrating and encouraging women and girls to pursue careers in science. Kerry is proud of the women who work with us, aiming to enhance the lives of people across the world.
#InspiringFood
#WomenInScience
Day 1 is off to a great start! Our volunteers are having an amazing time meeting the inspiring athletes and seeing some fantastic sport in action
#SOGB40
#Stirling18
Day two at
#FIEurope
- meet our team and sample concepts that are focused on making products better for people and the planet. We are located at stand 4.A110.
Our preliminary financial results for 2022 are announced today, highlighting a year of record growth for Kerry Group.
Read full results here:
#InspiringFood
#NourishingLife
#WeAreKerry
On this St Patrick’s Day like no other, we're reminded of our heritage & the journey we're making with our 26K employees. Together we're focused on keeping each other safe & playing our part in supplying food to people around the world.
#HappyStPatricksDay
#NourishingLife
As the sun rises at our sites around the globe, the modern pride flag is being raised as a symbol of LGBTQI
#Pride
and community. We believe in a highly
#Inclusive
workplace where everyone can be at their best, contribute to our success and excel personally and professionally.