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the customer’s specification. the growth in production needed “We feel that the spirit of hard-
“Selected from the best Irish to feed an ever-growing world working industry and the desire
farms, our beef is traditionally population,” Rory added. “We to serve our customers are
matured and carefully prepared have invested in recent years to inherent in the culture of County
using the skills and craftsmanship prepare our plant for this, under Wexford.”
of master butchers to ensure the umbrella of the first National Rory points to the excellent
optimum tenderness and product Food Harvest plan to 2020, location, people, road
presentation.” and beyond that under Food infrastructure and easy access
Wise 2025. It is all about taking
While half a century old, the to Dublin and Rosslare as key
company remains “young and our excellent farm produce and benefits for any business in
vibrant” and believes in constant converting it into top-class quality Wexford, while newcomers “will
innovation. “Today it is the largest meat that has access to the best get tremendous support and
single primary beef processing available world markets. Our encouragement from the local
plant on the island of Ireland,” quality trained workforce, using authority. Future employees will
Rory points out. best available technology, is ready have the attraction of living in a
to deliver into the future.” Rory very pleasant environment with
Slaney Foods is now a Joint stresses that all of this will be done
Venture between the ABP with “a particular focus on our good facilities for them and their
Food Group, one of Europe’s environment,” and this focus is families.”
leading agri business companies shared by the company’s farmer See www.slaney.com for
and Linden Foods, the leading suppliers. “We are proud and further details.
Northern Ireland beef processor. committed members of Origin
While serving markets at Green, the Irish Food Board (Bord
home in Ireland, Slaney Foods Bia) Sustainable Food Production
is predominantly an export Programme. This programme
business. The United Kingdom, encapsulates this focus in a very
continental Europe and the Far real way for businesses like ours.
East are among its key export
markets today, while exciting “In our company we feel that we
developments coming up for this are knitted into the community,”
company include the resumption he says when asked about the
of exports to the US and the importance of Wexford as a
opening of the Chinese market. location for Slaney Foods. “This
Slaney Foods has developed is particularly true for us being
strong and successful long-term part of the agriculture and food ‘‘ Traditional
relationships with a variety of industry. The county and
customers, including leading surrounding counties provide farming practices
supermarkets and food service the raw material which
companies, covering all sectors is the life blood of our coupled with nutritious
from Michelin-starred restaurants business.” As a result, high quality grass and an
to top fast food chains; and the Slaney is “very much
main food manufacturers in all of part of the local unspoiled environment
their markets. community” in
Clohamon, provide the optimum
There are very important plans Bunclody
in place for the development of and conditions for quality beef
agriculture in Ireland under Food beyond.
Wise 2025. “While we recognise production, resulting in a product
that there are many challenges to
agriculture at farm level, we are of delicious and distinct flavour ’’
confident that Irish farmers, being
very progressive, will respond to Rory Fanning, CEO, Slaney Foods

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