COMMENT: Ireland's food sector reeling from downturn
By Chris Brook-Carter | 26 March 2010
Recent news of Irish food companies battling the tough conditions - from Origin Enterprises reporting a fall in earnings to job losses at Musgrave - has come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the plight of the country's economy in the last 24 months. What remains less certain, is when and where the sector will begin to recover. Chris Brook Carter reports.
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Recent news of Irish food companies battling the tough conditions - from Origin Enterprises reporting a fall in earnings to job losses at Musgrave - has come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the plight of the country's economy in the last 24 months. What remains less certain, is when and where the sector will begin to recover. Chris Brook Carter reports.
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