1. Prospects For Careers In The Food Industry Barrai Mc Conville Finance Controller – Fane Valley Feeds Limited

2. My Background Worked in accountancy practice from 1995 to 1999. Qualified as an accountant in 1999 Worked for Johnston Press Newspapers for 13 years from 1999 to 2012. Worked for FVF for 2 years as Finance Controller.

3. Fane Valley Co-operative With its headquarters located in Armagh City the farmer owned Co-operative is now one of Irelands most progressive agri-food businesses, with interests in dairy processing, red meats, feed compounding, agricultural supplies and renewable energy, operating across Europe.

5. About us Fane Valley Feeds is one of the largest feed manufacturers in Northern Ireland with an annual production capacity in excess of 300,000 tonnes. The Fane Valley Feed mills are committed to producing the highest quality dairy, beef, sheep, pig and poultry feeds formulated to meet the needs of individual farmers. We employ 70 staff across the two sites.

6. Locations Fane Valley Feeds has production sites in Omagh and Newry. Our Omagh mill commenced production in 2010 and is one of the most modern animal feed production facilities in Europe. Our Newry Feed mill has also undergone extensive modernisation in recent years and remains an important strategic location for servicing Fane Valley’s many customers in Co. Down and Co. Armagh.

7. State-of-the-art Production Facilities With the most modern animal feed manufacturing facilities in Europe, Fane Valley Feeds is committed to manufacturing the highest quality feeds for our customers. Our investment in the Omagh mill highlights our commitment to the Northern Ireland agricultural industry.

8. Delivering Provincewide With manufacturing sites in Omagh and Newry, and a modern and efficient fleet of delivery vehicles, Fane Valley Feeds is well positioned to service Northern Ireland and the border counties of Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal.

9. Growing Better Together As part of the Fane Valley Co-Operative Society, Fane Valley Feeds is focused on the development of a sustainable feed business to assist our farmer shareholders in the growth and development of their business into the 21st century. Our investment in the Omagh mill highlights our commitment to the Northern Ireland agricultural industry.

10. Food Industry NI Agri – Food Turnover 2012: £4 BILLION Forecasted Turnover 2020: £5.4 BILLION Employment: Primary Agriculture – 25,000 Processing / Manufacturing – 27,000 Related Ancillary Jobs – 80,000

11. Possible Career Paths Engineering £25k-£35k IT £20k-£40k Finance/Admin £15k-£50k+ Sales and Marketing £30k-£50k+ Planning £20k-£35k Production £20k-£50k Quality / Nutrition £20k-£40k Distribution £25k-£35k Management Supervisors Directors

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