Kerry Group
Overview
 
Kerry Group , is a public
Public company
This is not the same as a Government-owned corporation.A public company or publicly traded company is a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange, or through market makers operating in over the counter markets...

 food company headquartered in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It is quoted on the Dublin ISEQ and London stock exchanges. It evolved initially from a local dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...

 co-op in the Munster
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...

 region of Ireland. However, after floating on the stock exchange in 1986, the group has grown substantially into the world's leading food ingredients supplier and is also a leading consumer foods supplier in the Irish and European market.
Headquartered in Tralee, Ireland, the Group employs some 23,000 people throughout its manufacturing, sales and technical centres across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Asian markets.

Kerry supplies over 10,000 food, food ingredients and flavour products to customers in more than 120 countries worldwide.
 
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