HQ Function

The Leek facility is a major cheese and dairy ingredient production, processing, innovation, and R&D centre for Ornua Ingredients UK, supplying tailored solutions to food manufacturers and foodservice customers.

Notable Features:

State-of-the-art cheese grading, processing, and packing capabilities, including advanced portioning and slicing lines. Significant recent investments (e.g., €40 million expansion) have enhanced production capacity, technological capabilities, and new product development facilities.

Work Culture:

A dynamic and collaborative environment focused on quality, food safety, customer-centric innovation, and continuous improvement. Emphasis on technical expertise in dairy science and manufacturing excellence.

HQ Significance:

The Leek site is Ornua's largest ingredients facility in the UK and is pivotal to its UK and European ingredients supply chain. It enables the production of a wide portfolio of cheese and dairy ingredients tailored to specific customer applications and represents a significant commitment to the UK dairy processing sector.

Values Reflected in HQ: Commitment to excellence in dairy, innovation, quality, sustainability in manufacturing, and building strong, long-term customer partnerships.

Location:

Ornua Ingredients UK is a vital part of Ornua's global ingredients division, Ornua Ingredients International. While focusing on the specific needs of the British market, it leverages and contributes to Ornua's worldwide network. Ornua globally supports food manufacturers, foodservice operators, and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chains with customized dairy ingredient solutions. This is achieved through a network of advanced production facilities, innovation centres, and sales offices across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and other international markets. The UK operations, particularly the Leek facility, are significant for Ornua's expertise in cheese technology, dairy powder applications, product innovation, and efficient supply chain management within the broader Ornua group.

Street Address:

Sunnyhills Road

City:

Leek

State/Province:

Staffordshire

Country:

United Kingdom