Tirlán Ingredients

Tirlán Ingredients

Tirlán Limited

Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Ingredients & Cultures
Founded 2022ManufacturerSells to Processors
Profile last updated: June 10, 2026

About

Founded in 2022, Tirlán Ingredients is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Ballyragget, Ireland selling ingredients & cultures.

Tirlán Ingredients is the ingredients arm of Tirlán, an Irish farmer-owned dairy and nutrition business with roots in co-operative farming. It produces dairy and plant-based ingredients, including milk powders, caseins, butterfats, cheese, whey and milk protein products, along with oat-based ingredients from a dedicated oat mill in Portlaoise. The Ballyragget plant is described as the largest multi-purpose integrated dairy plant in Europe, processing over one billion litres of milk annually. Other sites are located in Wexford, Belview and Ireland's Kilkenny region, with sales offices in Dubai, Shanghai and Chicago. The company states that it exports to more than 100 countries and supplies food and beverage manufacturers across infant nutrition, ice cream, yoghurt, cheese, bakery and sports nutrition. It reports holding ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certifications and BRC accreditation at its oat mill, and it runs a sustainability programme focused on lower emissions, waste reduction and traceable grass-based milk supply.

Location

Ballyragget, Ireland

Founded

2022

Company type

Cooperative

Legal name

Tirlán Limited

Focus areas

dairy ingredientsmilk powdercaseinwheymilk protein concentratebutterfatoat ingredientsinfant nutritiongrass-fed milk

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & Cultures

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

Processors

Customer scale

Industrial

Dairy products served

CheeseButter & CreamPowders & Infant FormulaWheyIce CreamYogurt & FermentedPlant-based

Milk species

Cow

Products

Millac Premium

Milk protein ingredient

Milk protein ingredient range, including Millac Premium for yoghurt.

Millac Champion

Milk protein ingredient

Milk protein ingredient from the Millac range.

Opti-Icecream Premium

Ice cream ingredient

Ingredient solution for ice cream, premium grade.

Opti-Icecream Value

Ice cream ingredient

Ingredient solution for ice cream, value grade.

Opti-Yo

Yoghurt ingredient

Ingredient solution for yoghurt and cultured products.

CheddMax

Cheese ingredient

Cheese-based ingredient solution.

Service regions

Middle EastNorth AfricaWest AfricaAsiaChinaUnited StatesUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaIraqEgyptAlgeriaMorocco

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Grass-fed dairy productionLower emissions, reduced waste and efficient energy useEnergy improvement programmes across manufacturing locationsTraceability from grassland to customer

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 50001 Energy Management System

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

BRC Global Standards

Non-GMO Project Verified

Awards

Eight medals for cheddar at International Cheese & Dairy Awards

International Cheese & Dairy Awards2023

Industry memberships

Sustainable Agriculture InitiativeThe Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil

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