Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has announced that Kerry Dairy Ireland is joining GDT Events this month, offering skimmed milk powder (SMP) medium heat.
The GDT has said that established in 1972, Kerry has grown to become a global multi-national, providing taste and nutrition solutions to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets.
The GDT added that the Dairy Ireland division has been producing high-quality products for over 50 years.
“With a deep-rooted connection to their 3,000 milk suppliers, Kerry Dairy Ireland’s dairy comes from some of the richest grazing land and is produced by a network of Irish family farms that have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world,” GDT has said.
Kerry Dairy Ireland CEO, Pat Murphy, said: “We are pleased to be partnering with GDT to help provide high-quality dairy solutions and deliver sustainable nutrition globally.
“Joining GDT provides us with access to a worldwide pool of active buyers – aligning with our strategic aspirations to create a world of sustainable nutrition.”
GDT managing director Europe, Shaun McCauley, said Kerry Dairy Ireland is a fantastic new addition to GDT Events, and is delighted to see GDT Events continue to expand throughout Europe:
“We are proud to partner with Kerry Dairy Ireland and support them and their growth ambitions.”
Kerry Dairy Ireland and GDT
Kerry Dairy Ireland is a farm-to-fork business encompassing Kerry Group’s dairy-related operations which provide high-quality dairy solutions to deliver sustainable nutrition globally.
With over 50 years’ experience in milk processing, dairy and nutritional technology advancement and product innovation, Kerry is considered a key stakeholder in the global food industry.
GDT is the world leader in developing and operating dairy trading platforms, and aims to actively support the development of efficient dairy derivative trading.
The GDT Events auction service is a price discovery platform for globally traded dairy products, bringing together buyers and sellers of dairy ingredients from 60 countries to trade $2-3 billion annually.
GDT has said that its market-based reference prices play an important role in allowing buyers and sellers to “trade with confidence” in global and regional dairy markets.
Data generated from the auction process is available through the GDT Insight subscription service to support the global dairy industry and associated financial trading.