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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.92 - Manufacture of prepared pet foods
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
31 May 2023
Employment effect (start)
31 May 2023
Foreseen end date
31 May 2026
Description
Pet food manufacturer, Irish Dog Foods is to create 150 new jobs over the next three years at its headquarters in Kildare. Approximately 50 of the new roles – in operation areas - are to be filled immediately with the remainder to be recruited over the next three years. The remaining 100 jobs will be in the areas of business development, finance, management, operations and marketing. The expansion is due to a 20 million investment plan announced by the company. Currently, Irish Dog Foods employs 370 people in Ireland, as well as 70 in the UK and 300 in South Africa.
Eurofound (2023), Irish Dog Foods, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 109218, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109218.
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