Dale Farm Buys Fivemiletown Brands

Dale Farm today confirmed it will buy the Fivemiletown cheese brands from Glanbia Ingredients Ireland.

The company will also take over the production of speciality local cheese at the Fivemiletown Creamery site securing around 20 jobs.

Commenting on the deal, David Dobbin Dale Farm’s Group chief executive said: “We are delighted that we will have been able to ensure that the Fivemiletown range of award winning cheeses will continue to be produced locally.

“Fivemiletown Creamery has a long established tradition of making excellent local speciality cheeses and we intend to maintain production and invest in developing the brand and its local, national and international customers base.”

Guy Simpson of the Fivemiletown Creamery Cooperative, added: “This deal will help maintain local jobs in Fivemiletown and the world renowned Fivemiletown cheese brand. While cheddar cheese activity will still cease in a number of months we are extremely pleased that speciality cheese making activity will be now continuing under Dale Farm at our Creamery, this is great news for our local community.”