C&D Foods has reported to Gardaí a series of threats made to management at its Edgeworthstown pet food facility in Longford, a spokesperson for the company has said.

“In September, the company was awarded an injunction against two protestors who were linked to an illegal blockade at the site which resulted in the lay-off of 187 employees and jeopardised 425 more jobs.

“C&D Foods is a pet food facility and does not process cattle,” the spokesperson said.

Protest

The company, which is owned by Larry Goodman’s ABP, still holds injunctions against two protesters.

This resulted in farmers protesting outside the Department of Agriculture on Monday morning ahead of the first meeting of the beef taskforce.

However, it was agreed during the September beef talks that all legal proceedings against farmers by meat processors would be dropped.

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed told the Dáil on Tuesday that C&D Foods is a legal entity outside the remit of Meat Industry Ireland and was not covered under the terms of the agreement.

When contacted by the Irish Farmers Journal on Wednesday asking if C&D Foods had any plans to go back to court to rescind the injunctions, a spokesperson for the company declined to comment.

No date set for beef taskforce meeting to resume

C&D Foods reports threats to management to Gardaí

The company, which is owned by Larry Goodman’s ABP, still holds injunctions against two protesters.