Ornua opens R&D centre in Spain

Ornua (formerly the Irish Dairy Board) has opened a research and development centre at is Ornua Ingredients España headquarters in Ávila, Spain. This will further strengthen Ornua’s position as a global provider of cheese solutions to the quick service restaurant and food service sectors.

Ornua ingredients España provides cheese solutions particularly for the pizza sector. This complements similar investments made in Ornua’s Middle East, US and UK cheese businesses.

The Spanish business is focused on increasing its scale in the southern European market through customer-led innovation. The centre enhances the business’ ability to develop new product lines and formats for existing and new customers.

Speaking at the opening, Kevin Lane, CEO, comments, “We are delighted to be re-affirming our commitment to the Spanish market, which we see as offering great growth opportunity for Ornua.”

“Since acquiring the business in 2014 we have strengthened our position in the Spanish market by building a significant manufacturing, trading and sales hub to service our growing Southern Europe customer base.

“Investment in new product development will allow us to build on that, enabling us to more effectively meet the changing needs of our customers and to target new markets.”