Aurivo signs €36m multi-year agreement with Tesco
Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, welcomes €36 million supply contract with Aurivo Co-op
Print11 October 2024
Aurivo, has signed a €36 million multi-year agreement with Tesco to supply 28 million litres of milk and cream, as well as branded butter and milkshake drinks, to all 177 of its stores nationwide.
According to the retailer, over 1,000 farms from 14 counties will continue to provide 100% Irish sourced fresh milk, daily, to service the contract with the northwest-based dairy co-op.
Aurivo, which includes the Connacht Gold, Donegal Creameries, and Arrabawn brands, employs 700 people throughout the west of Ireland, and exports to almost 50 countries.
Other Irish brands
Including the supply contract with Aurivo Co-op, Tesco Ireland has committed nearly €200 million in investment for the renewal and expansion of its multi-year partnerships with Irish suppliers.
According to the retailer, as part of its support for Irish suppliers and agribusiness, over the coming weeks it will ‘reaffirm its commitments to several Irish brands including Irish Yogurts, Country Crest, Freshways, Silver Pail, Ballymaguire Foods, Bandon Vale, and Crust & Crumb’.
Speaking about the announcement, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, welcomed Tesco’s €200 million investment in Irish suppliers: “This €200m investment announced by Tesco Ireland in Donegal represents a vote of confidence in the Irish agrifood sector, underlining the performance and value of our quality products and the significant economic contribution of our agri food producers to our rural and national communities.”
Joe Manning, commercial director, Tesco Ireland, shared Minister McConalogue’s sentiment when he recently joined him in Donegal for the announcement.
“We are giving multi-year certainty to our partners, so they can further develop and grow with confidence, having already enjoyed long relationships with Tesco over many years,” Manning highlighted.
“We are committed to providing our customers with outstanding quality, choice, and availability of fresh and packaged products.
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