Innovating locally, impacting globally
In Europe, Kerry’s operations are deeply embedded in local communities, delivering innovative food reformulation solutions to meet the challenges of rising costs, increasing and changing regulations and growing demand for healthier, more sustainable products. We’re here to help you reformulate, meet ingredient cost reduction goals, and stay ahead of market trends with tailored support.
- Strength in Numbers: 3,700 colleagues representing 76 nationalities across 17 countries across Europe, including 125+ R&D scientists, 20+ flavourists and 15+ chefs.
- Local Footprint: Alongside Kerry’s Global Innovation Centre in Ireland, Kerry operates several other customer innovation locations and 30 manufacturing sites across Europe. Including these key facilities:
- Global Innovation Centre: Naas, Ireland - The centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to foster collaboration between sectors and bring together the whole Kerry team. Naas Innovation Centre serves three main purposes:
- Technological innovation, with a fully equipped pilot plant where our RDA scientists can formulate and reformulate any product using science-backed, clean label ingredient solutions.
- Customer engagement centre through the culinary and beverage suites, designed to immerse clients into Kerry’s vision for the end-use products.
- Meeting and collaboration spaces for Kerry employees to work and bring our goals to life.
- South Europe Innovation Centre: Barcelona, Spain - The centre allows us to work more closely with customers in developing sustainable nutrition solutions across food and beverage categories in the South European region. With closer proximity to the market, the centre means enhanced customer intimacy and increased agility in execution from concept ideation, development and sampling. In addition, localised marketing and application teams mean we have a deep understanding of local dynamics and can demonstrate technologies in local applications and local taste preferences.
- Biotechnology Centre: c-Lecta by Kerry located in Leipzig, Germany - A leader in high-value biotechnology solutions for regulated markets. c-Lecta innovations deliver cost-efficient and sustainable production processes that help improve quality, reduce waste, and strengthen supply chain resilience in food across categories.
- Centre of Excellence in Natural Extracts and Creation of Spirits: Grasse, France - One of our biggest Kerry flavour sites in Europe that supplies global customers.
- Taste Centre of Excellence: Mozzo, Italy - The home of Tastesense™, where we focus on nutritional improvement by enabling the reduction of sugar, salt and fat—without compromising on taste. Our solutions, including sodium reduction solutions and sugar reduction ingredients, support healthier, more balanced formulations aligned with evolving consumer expectations.
- Global Innovation Centre: Naas, Ireland - The centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to foster collaboration between sectors and bring together the whole Kerry team. Naas Innovation Centre serves three main purposes: