{"id":408079,"date":"2026-04-20T10:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/408079\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:33:09","slug":"kerry-inaugurates-biotech-manufacturing-hub-for-lactase-enzymes-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/408079\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry inaugurates biotech manufacturing hub for lactase enzymes in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerry<\/a> has opened its expanded biotechnology manufacturing facility in Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland, significantly boosting its industrial production capacity for lactase enzymes. The facility caters to dairy producers of lactose-free and sugar-reduced products looking to scale with faster and consistent commercial volumes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The expansion strengthens Kerry<\/a>\u2019s global reach as demand accelerates for these health-positioned dairy products, driven by the need for digestive comfort, the supplier highlights. The Ireland site is central to Kerry<\/a>\u2019s global manufacturing network, supporting more than 200 customers across over 80 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investment translates decades of biotech research into scalable, real-world capability,\u201d says Shane McGibney, president and CEO of Biotechnology Solutions and Transformation at Kerry.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy strengthening the link between enzyme engineering and industrial production, we\u2019re able to move innovations more efficiently from the lab to the production line \u2014 helping customers access reliable supply and bring new products to market with greater speed and confidence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enzyme engineering<\/p>\n

The Carrigaline investment enhances Kerry\u2019s end-to-end enzyme platform by more closely linking advanced enzyme engineering and strain development with large-scale manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis facility demonstrates how industry, skills, and innovation come together to support the future of Ireland\u2019s food and biotechnology sectors,\u201d says Peter Burke, Ireland\u2019s Minister for Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment.<\/p>\n

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Lactase enzymes produced at the site are used to process more than two million tons of milk annually, reaching an estimated 28 million global consumers.<\/p>\n

Connecting lab-based discovery to commercial application, Kerry connects its biotechnology innovation and application development at its Kerry Biotechnology Centre in Leipzig, Germany, with its production capacity at Carrigaline.<\/p>\n

Lactase enzymes produced at the site are used to process more than two million tons of milk annually, reaching an estimated 28 million global consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our customers, this expansion is about execution as much as innovation,\u201d says Ronan Moloney, VP of Enzymes at Kerry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith increased manufacturing capacity in Carrigaline, combined with deep application expertise, we can support customers through enzyme selection, process optimization, and scale-up \u2014 reducing bottlenecks and strengthening supply continuity as they commercialize lactose-free and sugar-reduced dairy products.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other global Kerry activities, the taste and nutrition company released its updated edition of the Supplements Taste Charts for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa<\/a>, showcasing how the nutrition industry has responded to evolving regional taste preferences, with new launches of confectionery-inspired product launches and \u201cmaximalist\u201d flavor combinations such as sweet-plus-heat (\u201cswicy\u201d) pre-workout options that are a nod to heritage flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kerry has opened its expanded biotechnology manufacturing facility in Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland, significantly boosting its industrial production…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,179444,7727,179445,179446,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-408079","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-ireland-dairy","11":"tag-kerry","12":"tag-lactase-enzymes","13":"tag-lactose-free","14":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}