With its headquarters located in Armagh City the Fane Valley Group is Northern Ireland’s largest agricultural co-operative with interests in dairy processing, red meats, feed compounding, agricultural supplies, and renewable energy. The company, which has experienced substantial growth over the past 5 years, now has an annual turnover in excess of £525 million, with over 2,100 employees located on 23 operational sites in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England and Belgium.

In recent years Fane Valley has invested heavily in product innovation and modern production facilities. Its red meat subsidiary, Linden Foods, which was named manufacturer of the year recently at the Meat Management Awards and also picked up 2014 NIFDA Best Product Winner. They continue to develop it’s business in the supply of a range of ‘ready to cook’ meat products following a £10m investment in a new added value and retail packing facility in 2011.

Fane Valley Dairies processes 250million litres of milk per annum with an increasing proportion of this raw material being procured under direct supply arrangements with local producers. The business specialises in the production of a range of dairy ingredients including whole milk powder, skim milk powder, butter and butter oils. Under the Mourne Maid brand Fane Valley has built an international reputation as a manufacturer of quality dairy products.