Our Business Our Brands About Us News & Media Careers Contact Us About Us Introduction Our History Proud dairy tradition dating back to 1922 Ornua Foods can trace its roots back to 1922. Since then Adams Foods Ltd as it is today has grown from a small family dairy to one of the largest cheese and butter company in the UK. 1922 Frederick Adams established a small business selling milk direct from the dairy and packing butter under the Adams brand which helped them grow rapidly 1960s Adams became UK distributor for the Irish Dairy Board’s products including the newly launched Kerrygold butter 1970s Adams became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Irish Dairy Board and Adams Butter became Adams Foods Limited; 1980s The group reverted to its core business and The Kerrygold Company and Adams Food Ingredients were created; 1985 North Downs Dairy established and the Pilgrims Choice brand was launched; 1989 Due to expansion of North Downs Dairy’s business, a purpose built packing facility was built in Wincanton, Somerset; 1990 The Kerrygold Company moved from their old site within Leek to a purpose built site at Sunnyhills Road. This saw the Kerrygold Company soon establish itself as the largest packer of cheese in the UK and Ireland. Customers now included major retailers, food service businesses, contract packing customers and independent cheese producers seeking a route to market; 1997 North Downs Dairy acquired by the Irish Dairy Board; 2007 Horlicks Farms acquired by the Irish Dairy Board; 2008 The Kerrygold Company invested £30m in state-of-the-art facility at the existing Sunnyhills site, increasing production capacity and efficiency and incorporating the very latest green technologies; 2010 The Kerrygold Company and North Downs Dairy merged to form Adams Foods with an annual turnover of over £300m. 2016 Changed our name to Ornua Foods 2021 © Ornua Foods UK Ornua Foods UK Limited Registered Office: Sunnyhills Road, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5SP. Registered in England and Wales No. 00362221 Tel: +44 (0)1538 399111 Fax: +44 (0)1538 399918 info.ornuafoods@ornua.com Sitemap Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Modern Slavery Statement IDB UK Tax Strategy Gender Pay Gap Working Safely During Covid-19