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Glanbia turns the ignition on at €130m Laois cheese plant in Portlaoise
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Food giant Glanbia is in the advanced stages of commissioning its new cheese plant in Portlaoise.
The company also confirmed that it plans to commence full operations at the Glanbia Cheese plant, which will employ nearly 100 people when fully operational, within a matter of weeks.
The company confirmed the progress in a statement to the Leinster Express.
“ Glanbia can confirm that the new €130 million state-of-the-art mozzarella cheese manufacturing facility located in Portlaoise has begun its commissioning phase.
“Commissioning is going to plan to date. Commissioning involves testing all the equipment and services on the site to ensure that they are operational and that they comply with the performance guarantees that we have agreed with our suppliers.