Bandon Co-Op
Bandon Co-op was founded in 1903 by pioneering farmers and was one of the first co-ops in Ireland. Today, it is wholly owned by its farmer shareholders. It purchased milk from its farmers/shareholders, used it to manufacture butter which was marketed in Ireland and overseas. The co-op grew and expanded its operations significantly since the early 1970s following the country’s membership of the EU.
In 1968, it formed a joint venture, along with three neighbouring co-ops, with Express Dairies to build a skimmed milk and cheese processing and manufacturing facility. This business was fully acquired in the early 1990s by Bandon, and the three other co-ops and has evolved into the Carbery Group.
All 85 million litres of Bandon Co-op’s milk is collected from farms, and sold to and processed by Carbery.
Clona Dairy Products, a liquid milk and consumer and food service products distribution business, was acquired by Bandon and two neighbouring co-ops in 1989. Bandon Co-op has three business units - the agri-division, the retail division and the dairy products division.
Financial Data
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31st Dec 18 Source: CRO
- €163.7 million turnover
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€7.7 million
profit - 353 employees
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31st Dec 17 Source: CRO
- €155.9 million turnover
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€5.8 million
profit - 345 employees
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Ranking
By Turnover
(€163.7 million)- 356th in Top Companies
- 29th in Agribusiness
- 45th in Food
By Employees
(353)- 443rd in Top Companies
- 28th in Agribusiness
- 69th in Food
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- 353
- €163.7 million
Employees
- Gerard Brickley CEO/Managing Director
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