GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: Diploma in Corporate Direction (Food Business) graduate Nicholas Dunne speaks of his family鈥檚 award winning Killowen Farm yogurt and how the programme helped him on his journey!
As part of RTE Radio 1 鈥淭he Business鈥� series, presenter Richard Curran interviews siblings Nicholas and Pauline Dunne about their award-winning 鈥楰illowen Farm鈥� business.
鈥淭he story of a farm that once just had a few dairy cows, but now it鈥檚 a yogurt company on the verge of a 20-million-euro turnover.鈥�
Wexford farmer Nicholas Dunne started the award-winning Killowen Farm yogurt鈥檚 story back in 2004 when he decided to create a product with his herd鈥檚 milk rather than send it to his local creamery. With the help of his sister, Pauline, 'Killowen Farm' is now both a national and international brand, exporting its Irish yogurt to a range of international markets, including Dubai, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
In this fascinating radio interview, Nicholas acknowledges his time as a board member of 鈥榃exford Creamery鈥� as 鈥渢he best education of (his) life鈥�, and for giving him the opportunity to study UCC鈥檚 Diploma in Corporate Direction (Food Business) crediting it as having 鈥渢weaked something in (him), 鈥 curiosity, a different line of thinking鈥�.
This kickstarted Nicholas鈥� ambition to acquire the local Killowen Yogurt manufacturing facility, which had recently closed its doors back in 2004. The original owner, Paul Kinsella, worked with Nicholas and Pauline, very generously teaching them and building their knowledge of all things yogurt. And now 鈥楰illowen Farm鈥� a company on the verge of a 鈧�20 million turnover!
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For the full interview, please listen to RTE Radio 1 鈥淭he Business鈥� clip 鈥淐reaming The Profits鈥� which aired on Saturday, November 18th 2023:
For further information on 'Killowen Farm', please visit their website: