By Suzanne Pender THE importance of agriculture to the local economy simply cannot be understated according to a local councillor. Cllr Will Paton remarked that…
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Ian Hutchinson, technical manager, Nutribio, and Richard Lynch, sales manager, Nutribio, at Nutribio’s new performance nutrition plant in Cork. \ Donal O’Leary
Cork-based animal nutrition company Nutribio is one of those Irish agribusinesses that operates below the radar yet it plays a crucial role in the agricultural and food supply chain. While the company’s name might not be immediately recognisable, Nutribio estimates that 50% to 60% of the cows in Ireland consume some of its products every year.
Nutribio’s parent company is Co-op Animal Health, a joint venture veterinary wholesale business owned 50:50 by Glanbia and Dairygold. According to Richard Lynch, sales manager with Nutribio, the company was founded after Co-op Animal Health completed the acquisition of Master Farm Nutrition in 1998.