C&D Foods places €40 million euro packaging contract with ProAmpac in Donegal
Preparation work and trials on the new fully recyclable pet food pouches are currently underway with a market launch expected later this year
Print18 May 2021
The placement of a new multi-year, €40 million Euro contract by C&D Foods, the pet food division of ABP in Donegal-based packaging company ProAmpac, has been announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine Charlie McConalogue. The contract will see the Donegal ProAmpac facility becoming the strategic supplier of pet food flexible packaging for C&D Foods’ operations not just in Ireland but across its European operations.
The deal is expected to facilitate site production expansion and further job creation which will significantly contribute to making Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore) a global centre of pet food and sustainable ready-to-eat packaging manufacturing.
ProAmpac Donegal (which merged with the former Rapid Action Packaging) is a private US company and an Údarás na Gaeltachta client company. It employs 200 people locally in Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore) and has 5,200 employees working across 41 operations globally.
Minister McConalogue said he was delighted to assist in announcing the new venture. “A key component of our Programme for Government is a balanced regional economic development and seeing a project of this nature is great news for Donegal and the North West region as a whole,” he said. “Donegal is a great county for employment with a highly skilled, motivated and educated workforce. I commend ProAmpac for this investment and I look forward to seeing the fruits of this great partnership.”
“ProAmpac is innovative and forward looking in its approach, and the development of sustainable packaging is fully aligned with C&D’s strategic objectives,” said Colm Dore, managing director, C&D Foods. “We look forward to working with them for many years to come.”
“ProAmpac’s partnership with C&D Foods showcases our joint commitment to sustainable practices in flexible packaging,” said Greg Tucker, ProAmpac founder and CEO. “We’re looking forward to the launch of additional products, and excited to be a strategic supplier to provide superior pet food packaging in the region,”
A key element of the contract will be the development of an innovative, more sustainable pet food pouch. The new sustainable packaging, which is currently being trialled by C&D Foods, will be a noteworthy event for the pet food sector, as it will enable pouches to be fully recycled when new advanced recyclable solutions are introduced into many European markets. Preparation work and trials on the new packaging are now underway with a market launch expected later in 2021.
C&D Foods is headquartered in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford and is one of the largest pet food manufacturers in Europe. The company also has production facilities in seven other European countries, employing 452 people in Ireland and a further 1148 across Europe.
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