Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited

Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited is an Irish agricultural cooperative based in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. With its catchment area mostly in the North West, Aurivo processes an annual volume of approximately 500 million litres of milk, making it one of Ireland's largest dairy co-operatives. Formed after the 2000 merger of North Connacht Farmers Co-operative (itself an earlier amalgamation of smaller creameries in the North West) and Kiltoghert Co-operative Agricultural & Dairy Society,^[3] by 2021 it had over 10,000 farmers members and reported an operating profit of €12.6 million from a turnover of €570.2 million.^[2]

Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited

Company type	Co-operative
Predecessors	Shannonside NCF Co-operative Kiltoghert Donegal Creameries
Founded	2000
Headquarters	Sligo, Ireland
Area served	Connacht Ulster
Products	Milk Butter Dairy Ingredients
Brands	Connacht Gold Donegal Creameries For Goodness Shakes Homeland
Services	Agribusiness Consumer Foods Dairy Ingredients
Revenue	€570,290,000[1]
Total assets	€111,624,000[1]
Total equity	€81,456,000[1]
Members	10,000[2]
Number of employees	650[2]
Website	https://www.aurivo.ie

With approximately 650 employees, Aurivo is divided into a number of key business areas including: Consumer Foods (Milk and Butter), Dairy Ingredients (milk powders and cheese), Agribusiness (servicing local farmers), and its retail network of shops across the North West.

References

1. "Annual Report 2021". aurivo.ie. Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
2. "Our Co-op". aurivo.ie. Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. McGrath, Brendan (25 November 2000). "Merger of co-ops expected to save £850,000 per annum". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2022.