Carbery Group Heritage

Carbery Group Since 1965

Carbery was founded in 1965 as a joint venture between four creameries and Express Dairies, UK.

Since then, we have continued to expand and grow, taking market leading positions in dairy, ingredients and flavours, and creating new markets for the milk of our farmer shareholders.

1965

Carbery Milk Products is formed – a partnership between Carbery Creameries (four West Cork dairy co-operatives) and Express Dairies, UK.

1967

Construction of the West Cork facility nears completion.

1968

Milk delivery commences and over 1,400mt of cheese is produced during the first year of production.

1976

We become one of the world’s first processors to install ultra-filtration technology to produce whey protein concentrates.

1992

An important year in the evolution of the company as it becomes 100% owned by the farmers of West Cork.

1996

In conjunction with Ornua (formerly the Irish Dairy Board), we launch Dubliner Irish cheese.

1998

We make our first acquisition in the flavour industry, acquiring Synergy Flavours, Twyford, UK.

2002

We acquire a flavour ingredients company in Wauconda, USA – our first US acquisition.

2005

We rebrand our Flavour acquisitions as Synergy Flavours.

2007

We open a Taste commercial and technical centre in Brazil to serve this fast growing region.

2008

We open a commercial and technical centre in Thailand to support the dynamic Southeast Asian Taste Market.

2008

We become a founding industry partner of research consortium, Food for Health Ireland.

2011

We expand our US Flavour business with the acquisition of beverage flavours expert Sethness-Greenleaf and natural extracts specialist Sensus.

2012

We expand in Brazil to a new facility with flavour creation, flavour manufacturing and application laboratories.

2013

We open a new manufacturing facility in Thailand to service Taste customers and markets in the region.

2013

We open a new headquarters for our US Flavours team featuring an innovation centre with flavour and application development, sensory testing and pilot plant facilities in Wauconda, Illinois, USA.

2015

Removal of EU quotas sees an increase in cheese production.

2018

We acquire Italian flavour company Janousek.

2020

We open a €78m expansion project at our Ballineen HQ and begin producing mozzarella and grilling cheese for export and domestic food service markets.

2021

We acquire Innova Flavors in Chicago and add savoury and snack flavours to our US portfolio.