Dairygold

Main shareholder in Kerry ‘disappointed’ with food group

Deal would have meant co-op taking 60% of joint venture with plc retaining remaining 40%

Chief executive Jim Woulfe to retire after 42 years with the company

Jim Woulfe to leave after 12 years leading the business

Food ingredients company gives top three executives shares under incentive scheme

Talks over Co-op taking a controlling stake in manufacturing facilities and key brands have moved up a gear

Move may free up money for acquisitions in rapidly growing division Taste & Nutrition

Company is reviewing its ownership of Kerry Foods, which sells meat and dairy products

Circular business is about keeping materials ‘alive’ and in use for as long as it is possible

Sia plans to double size of Irish business in next three years, adding up to 60 staff

Consumer foods business benefitted from stockpiling by households in March

Gardaí ask people to have essential work letter ready to show at checkpoints

Dairy group says Covid-19 has triggered collapse in demand from food service industry

Glue-maker turns to hand sanitiser but faces raw material shortage as countries hoard

Mark Rogers, head of HR at Coca-Cola in Ballina, Co Mayo

Plants being run with a skeleton crew as it deals with fallout