Glanbia and Royal A-ware, a Netherlands dairy producer, are to invest 140 million euro into a new continental cheese manufacturing faclity in Belview.

80 full time jobs will be created at the facility with a further 100 temporary jobs during the construction phase.

The new facility is scheduled for commissioning in 2022 and will have a production capacity of 450 million litres of milk a year.

Milk used in the production process on site will be sourced from local suppliers and the cheese will be marketed and sold to global customers.

Jim Bergin, Chief Executive of Glanbia Ireland said they are delighted to partner with Royal A-ware,
to build a world-class cheese plant in the south-east .

The new facility will be located at a greenfield site near to Glanbia Ireland’s infant nutrition plant at Belview in South Kilkenny.

It was opened in 2015, and is currently the subject of a 130 million euro investment to install a third drier and expand production capacity.