Kerry Dairy Ireland, the €1.4 billion end-to-end dairy business behind market-leading brands such as Golden Cow, Coleraine and Strings and Things’ Cheestrings, unveils its new corporate identity under the name Kinisla, marking its next phase of growth.

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The new name draws inspiration from both kinship and island identity, reflecting the company’s deep connection to its people, farming

heritage and Irish roots, while signalling a bold, outward-looking future.

As part of its long-term growth strategy, the business is launching a €300 million, five-year investment plan across its Consumer Foods and Nutritional Ingredients business divisions.

The investment will fuel growth by supporting manufacturing innovation, operational scale and sustainability initiatives aimed at creating more than 100 new roles across central functions, innovation and commercial operations over the next 12 to 24 months.

The rebrand follows a landmark year for the business, after Kerry Co-Operative Creameries acquired a 70% shareholding in Kerry Dairy Ireland in 2025, marking the beginning of its transition towards a fully farmer-owned co-operative model by 2035 and reinforcing Kinisla’s commitment to supporting farmers and securing the future of high-quality Irish grass-fed dairy.

Tim Gault, Commercial Director, Consumer Foods at Kinisla, said: “This is a hugely exciting time for us, as we mark an important milestone for the business.

"We are proud to reveal our new corporate identity which reflects our heritage and our bold ambitions for the future.

"Our new name signals our commitment to putting people back at the heart of the business: the dairy farmers who supply our grass-fed milk

and the consumers who buy our brands”.

“Powered by people and shaped by the land, at Kinisla we are laser-focused on creating and supplying high-quality products that deliver on what consumers really want.

"This investment will turbocharge our innovation pipeline, strengthen our supply chain and support our ambition to reimagine dairy and inspire what’s next for the category.”

He added that “the well known brands that people like in Northern Ireland – Golden Cow and Coleraine – are within Kinisla”.

Acknowledging that snacking has become a major trend in Northern Ireland – and elsewhere – Mr Gault said: “Snacks are a big selling point and that is where we are seeing a lot of growth, in high protein and dairy snacks because as a natural nutrient that is a great way to meet that demand.

"Strings and Things’ Cheestrings reached £130million in sales value across the UK last year.

"We also have started a new brand of Strings and Things’ Cheestrings products out of our Portadown factory, that is very recent.

"We are seeing good traction in that already”.

He added that Kinisla “employ 270 people in Northern Ireland across our two sites in Portadown and Coleraine”.

"We do plan to create more than 100 new roles, but I can’t say where they will be exactly yet”.

Kinisla’s investment will support the continued expansion of the company’s Evolve RegenDairy programme, its on-farm sustainability initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices and support the long-term environmental, social and economic sustainability of dairy farming.