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RTÉ News
7 days ago
- Business
- RTÉ News
Crust & Crumb to create 120 jobs in Co Cavan
Pizza maker Crust & Crumb is to double the size of its production facility at Ballyconnell in Co Cavan. The company said it is creating 120 jobs, which will allow it to support its continued business expansion with supermarket chain Tesco. Crust & Crumb makes 30 different varieties of pizza for Tesco with five new premium pizza lines landing on shelves in recent weeks. The new €12.5m investment in Ballyconnell will increase the site capacity from 40,000 to 80,000 square foot. 282 people are currently employed at the Co Cavan facility, with a further 120 jobs to be added once the new build is finished later this year. The partnership between Tesco and Crust & Crumb began five years ago when the retailer looked to bring production of its pizza range to Ireland. It saw 35% year-on-year volume growth in 2024 and the annual contract is now worth over €10m. Mark McCaffrey CEO, Crust & Crumb, said the relationship with Tesco has grown from strength to strength over the past five years. "The support from retailers like Tesco enables us to make the necessary investments needed to expand and grow. Brexit presented many challenges as we know but also offered some great opportunities to home-grown Irish suppliers like ourselves," he added. Joe Manning, Commercial Director at Tesco, said the partnership with Crust & Crumb highlights Tesco's long-standing commitment to supporting Irish suppliers and helping to grow jobs in local communities. "The quality of the products that Crust & Crumb produce for us means we can ensure that our customers have access to the finest premium products, made locally," he added.
Irish Times
02-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Pizza maker invests €12.5m on extended Tesco deal
Pizza maker Crust & Crumb is spending €12.5 million on boosting production as it extends a deal with supermarket chain Tesco . The Ballyconnell, Co Cavan-based company will hire 120 more workers and double the size of its production facility to 7,430sq m after agreeing to supply Tesco with new premium pizza varieties. Crust & Crumb already employs 282 workers and makes 30 types of pizza for the supermarket chain, including five new lines that began selling in recent weeks. The pair's relationship began five years ago when Tesco sought to move production of its own-brand pizza range to Ireland. READ MORE Ford chief Lisa Brankin on accelerating the switch to electric vehicles Listen | 41:35 The contract is worth more than €10 million a year to Crust & Crumb, which increased production 35 per cent on the previous year in 2024. Tesco commercial director Joe Manning said the deal highlighted the chain's commitment to using Irish suppliers and growing jobs locally. Crust & Crumb chief executive Mark McCaffrey noted that his company's relationship with Tesco had grown over the past five years. 'Brexit presented many challenges as we know, but also offered some great opportunities to home-grown Irish suppliers like ourselves,' he said. Mr McCaffrey confirmed that support from groups such as Tesco allowed the firm to invest and expand.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cleanup underway in Waukee 4,000-gallon Diesel spill
WAUKEE, Iowa — Manning Ag Services is working to clean up a 4,000-gallon diesel spill caused by a former employee. Joe Manning, the Co-Owner of Manning Ag Services, said that cleanup costs will exceed $200,000. 'We scraped the driveway, tested the rock. Uh, the pond will be there next project. They're going to skim the pond with the diesel that on top of it. And then this is the main project right now. And the field where all the, uh, diesel fuel is leaking into our field tiles. We also farm with our trucking company. It's leached out into the field tiles, and that's what's going it just going into the stream,' Manning said. Watching the Conclave from an Iowa Catholic landmark Manning plans to add a keypad to the diesel pump tank to prevent a spill from happening in the future. 'We're getting quotes out to put in a keypad system on the pumps that only our employees that are still employed with us have numbers,' Manning said. Ginny Renaud, a resident who lives near Little Walnut Creek, has concerns about runoff from the spill. 'We're more of a retirement community here. But almost every one of us has children and grandchildren, and the first thing we want to show them is our cute little creek back here. And of course, in time we'll probably waiting through that. So that is a huge concern,' Renaud said. The DNR recommends staying out of Little Walnut creek for a while. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
132-Year-Old Pyrex Plant Closes for Good After Four Shutdown Delays
The Anchor Hocking Glass Plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania has roots going back 132 years, but the last two have brought with it a unique kind of whiplash. The 300+ workers supply Pyrex glass – a product line owned by Instant Brands until a 2023 bankruptcy led to the sale of its housewares division to a company called Centre Lane Partners, owner of glass company Anchor Hocking. Most Read on IEN: Whirlpool Layoffs Rock Rural Iowa Bezos-Backed Startup Building $25K Electric Truck 50-Year-Old Iron Castings Plant to Close in Alabama Trump Administration Moves to Gut Program that Helps Small Manufacturers While Anchor Hocking took over the Charleroi plant – also known as Corelle Brand – in February of last year, it was just eight months until the firm announced that it would be closing it down and moving the jobs to another location, 170 miles away in Ohio. The news – made public in September – was greeted with outrage, as stakeholders rallied outside the plant and lawmakers asked company leaders to reverse course. Pennsylvania then-senator Bob Casey even called on the FTC to investigate the events that led to the plant's closure decision. Meanwhile, a confusing chain of events ensued and, by February, indecision seemed to be guiding the futures of the plant's employees. By February, the closure had been delayed three times and 'at the 11th hour' it happened again. Workers had reportedly cleaned out their lockers by the time they were told that the plant would remain open for a few months longer in order to fulfill a large order. But by then, as reported by Pittsburgh local news outlet WESA, interest in the factory's fate had waned. Some blamed this on the fact that the political fortunes of local lawmakers had been decided, leaving few champions for Corelle in Charleroi. Now, we might actually now be at the end of the road for the factory. Last week, CBS News reported that 'after a long and emotional roller coaster ride, the Corelle Brands plant owned by Anchor Hocking closed.' This time, reports suggest that it's for the final time. And while Charleroi Borough manager Joe Manning said it was 'a gut punch,' he did add that several parties had expressed interest in possibly repurposing the site. Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter featuring breaking manufacturing industry news.
Associated Press
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Manning scores 22 and Southern beats Alabama A&M 81-68
The AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Joe Manning had 22 points in Southern's 81-68 victory against Alabama A&M on Saturday night. Manning shot 8 for 8, including 6 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Jaguars (15-8, 10-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Cam Amboree scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Damariee Jones had 13 points and shot 5 of 6 from the field and 3 for 8 from the line. The Jaguars picked up their 10th straight victory. Warren Yeh led the Bulldogs (7-16, 3-7) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Alabama A&M got 15 points from Bilal Abdur-Rahman. ___
