Diversification into the convenience meat business with the acquisition of Denny and Duffy’s in Ireland.

Established U.S. office in John Hancock Tower in Chicago.

Transition from Kerry Co-op to Kerry Group plc with the launch on the Dublin Stock Market.

Kerry opened its first overseas food ingredients manufacturing plant in
Jackson, Wisconsin.

Acquired Beatreme to become the No.1 speciality food ingredients company in the U.S., at a cost that equated to Kerry’s market capitalisation at the time.

Listed on London Stock Exchange 19 April 1990.

Invested in Latin America with the acquisition of a facility in Irapuato, Mexico.

Acquisition of DCA Food Industries Inc. brings international capability in coatings, bakery and fruit ingredients.

Acquisition of Mattessons Wall’s brings major UK household brands
into Kerry Foods.

Acquired SDF Foods, Malaysia – Kerry’s first move into manufacturing in South East Asia.

Further expanded in Europe with the acquisition of the food ingredients division of Dalgety (DFI) with manufacturing facilities located in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland and Ireland. With it came dedicated flavour capability through the UK and Australian based Mastertaste flavour business. 

Extended presence in the Asia Pacific region with the acquisition of the ingredients business of Australian food group Burns Philp.

Acquisition of Golden Vale brings the Cheestrings brand to Kerry Foods.

Acquisition of the foodservice branded business Da Vinci Gourmet, a supplier of flavoured syrups for speciality coffee chains. 

Global Functional Ingredients & Actives platform developed, through the acquisition of Quest; a leader in the innovation and application of bio‑ingredients and pharma ingredients.

Continued to build a flavour and beverage portfolio through the acquisition of Manheimer, Flavurence, Fructamine, Oregon Chai and Laboratorios Krauss.

Acquisition of Noon Foods, UK, producers of authentic Asian ready meals for the UK market.

Announced the establishment of the first manufacturing plant in Hangzhou, China.

Continued growth of Kerry Foods with acquisition of Breeo Foods.

Global Technology & Innovation Centre opened in Beloit, allowing customers to work side-by-side with Kerry’s research teams to develop unique and innovative products.

Completed the acquisition of Cargill Flavor Systems, strengthening Kerry’s extracts and flavours capability.

Opened R&D centre in Singapore to support innovation in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region.

Regional Development & Application Centres opened in Moscow, Dubai and Durban.

Opening of the Global Technology & Innovation Centre in Naas, providing a focal point for scientific research, innovative processing technologies and market leading technology platforms.

Acquisition of Red Arrow, a leading provider of natural smoke flavours.

Expanded beverage systems capabilities with acquisition of Island Oasis, a leader in all-natural premium cocktail mixes.

The acquisition of Ganeden, a producer of patented probiotics, significantly strengthens Kerry’s position in the nutritional actives market.

Acquired Taste Master and Tianning Flavours in Asia further expanding our taste foundational technology portfolio and footprint to meet local consumer preferences within the region.

Opened our first manufacturing plant in Russia, producing ingredients for the meat processing and snacks market.

Extended our taste and clean label capabilities with the acquisition of Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company Inc., a USDA certified all-natural producer of specialty ingredients.

Acquisition of AATCO Food Industries LLC, a leading Oman headquartered provider of culinary sauces, providing a strategic platform for business development in the Middle East and Africa.

Opened a new facility in Tumkur, India, which will serve our rapidly expanding South West Asia market. 

Further enhanced our leading authentic taste and clean label technology portfolio with the acquisitions of Southeastern Mills (SEM), Ariake U.S.A., Isoage Technologies, Biosecur Lab, Diana Food (Georgia, USA) and Pevesa Biotech.

Refreshed our brand identity and set out an ambitious new sustainability strategy to reflect our global leadership in sustainable nutrition.

Acquisition of Bio-K Plus International Inc., a leading biotechnology company with a number of probiotics in beverage and supplement applications in Canada.

Acquired Jining Nature Group in China and Tecnispice, S.A. in Guatemala, both of which are local leaders in savoury taste in their respective markets within APMEA and LATAM.

In the area of Food Waste – specifically in food protection and preservation, we completed the acquisition of Niacet, which is a strong complement to our clean-label preservation capability.

Under Health & Bio-Pharma we acquired Biosearch Life which added strong capability to our proactive health portfolio.

We enhanced our biotechnology capability with the acquisition of Enmex, which is a leading enzyme manufacturer in its food and beverage markets.

We also completed the disposal of our Consumer Foods Meats and Meals Business to Pilgrim’s Pride.

We opened our new manufacturing facility in Durban, South Africa, which will be the leading taste facility on the continent of Africa.