The Irish Dairy Board is building a new cheese manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia, which is the 5th largest dairy importer in the world, as part of a €20m investment.
The facility in Riyadh will strengthen the board's business in Saudi Arabia as well as opening doors in Middle Eastern and African markets.
They will use dairy ingredients to produce a range of fresh white cheeses that will be produced using a pioneering technology developed by the IDB and Teagasc. The technology allows innovative milk protein ingredients to be recombined for fresh white cheese which is hugely popular in the Middle East.
This investment is strategically very important as it allows us to expand our business throughout the MENA region. With innovation and new product development being critical to growth, our partnership with Teagasc is an excellent example of how with innovative technologies we can create new ways of producing and selling dairy products for a global audience,” Kevin Lane, chief executive of the IDB said to the Irish Times.
