Ornua Nutrition Ingredients partners with EasiYo

UK-based Ornua Nutrition Ingredients (ONI) has entered a new supply partnership with New Zealand’s fresh yogurt brand EasiYo.

According to the agreement, ONI will use the production facility at its headquarters in Leek to blend and pack Irish dairy powders into the full range of EasiYo natural and flavoured yogurts for the UK and European markets.

It will be the first time that EasiYo will be produced outside of New Zealand.

ONI managing director Alastair Jackson said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with EasiYo on its exciting growth strategy and believe that our new state-of-the art facility here in Leek, together with our expertise in blending, packing and sourcing of high-quality ingredients, will provide strong support for its expansion in the UK and European marketplace.

“Ornua’s strategic objective is to develop opportunities for the export of Irish dairy products and this important partnership with EasiYo demonstrates that we are making strong progress in developing added-value routes to market for high-quality, grass-fed Irish milk products.”

EasiYo is claimed to have a strong consumer following in Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.

The company intends to expand its presence on a global scale with new business development, as well as marketing drives.

EasiYo CEO Brian Dewar said: “We’re delighted to be working with Ornua Nutrition Ingredients as our UK and European supply partner.  The UK and EU markets represent a multimillion euro opportunity for us to capitalise on the growing consumer trend of making fresh, wholesome, food at home.

“Moving manufacture and supply closer to our key accounts means we can respond to our customers’ needs faster while significantly improving our environmental footprint.  With so many similarities between Ornua Nutrition Ingredients and EasiYo, this partnership was a natural fit for our business.”

The new partnership will also see an initial five year ‘end-to-end’ partnership between ONI and EasiYo with a joint investment of around €850,000 to establish a new, blending facility at Leek, incorporating high-speed, sachet-packing lines.

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Image: New Zealand’s fresh yogurt brand EasiYo partners with Ornua Nutrition Ingredients. Photo: courtesy of  Ornua.