Minister Martin Welcomes Opening of Food Surplus Managements Food Recycling Facility in Trim Co. Meath
Enterprise Ireland Client Company is Among the First in Europe to be awarded a “Category 3 Intermediate Plant License”
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Micheal Martin T.D, today (Monday 2nd April 2007) welcomed the award of a “Category 3 Intermediate Plant License” to Enterprise Ireland client company Food Surplus Management (FSM). The licence permits FSM to recycle packaged waste food into products for the pet food, animal feed, technical and bio-fuel industries. With supports from Enterprise Ireland, FSM have constructed a new state of the art processing facility at Trim, Co. Meath which is now fully operational and employs 25.
Making the announcement the Minister said: “There are significant opportunities for Irish companies in all areas of waste recycling. Food Surplus Management is an excellent example of an Irish company providing an innovative solution to address the problem of packaged food waste.”
“Recycling waste food is an extremely beneficial activity from both a business and environmental perspective. FSM create value-added products for sale in international markets by providing the Irish manufacturing, wholesale and retail food sector with an EU compliant solution for handling high quality packaged waste food.”
“Furthermore it greatly reduces the amount of food waste sent to landfill in Ireland. Enterprise Ireland is working closely with the company to identify new European market opportunities for its products” the Minister added.
Commenting on the announcement Niall J. Lord, Sales & Marketing Director at FSM said: “Food Surplus Management offers the Irish manufacturing, wholesale and retail food industry a cost effective and environmentally compliant alternative to landfill. FSM currently provides this service to many of Ireland key food producers and distributors including Musgrave Group. FSM is delighted to be the first Irish company to be awarded a Category 3 Intermediate Plant Licence and I would like to thank both Enterprise Ireland and the Department of Agriculture and Food for their support.”
Notes to Editors
FSM specialise in the recovery of short dated and out of date packaged food products for the wholesale and retail food sector in Ireland. Began operating as Food Surplus Management Limited in January 2004. Family owned and managed. The FSM plant at Trim plant is the first of its kind to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Food for the recovery of packaged food waste and the company are also amongst the first in Europe undertaking this activity. The Trim facility has the capacity to process up to 400 tonnes of packaged food waste per week. FSM employ 25 people at the plan in Trim.
Category 3 Intermediate Plant License
Category 3 refers to material of which was originally fit for human consumption but due to becoming short dated or out of date, is now not for human consumption and includes:
- Meat & Dairy products
- Food factory waste.
- Food waste from retail outlets, in particular supermarkets.
- Food waste from wholesalers and distributors
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Press Office, Enterprise Ireland, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Ph: 01-8082000
Last modified: 02/04/2007
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