19 January 2011 – Glanbia plc, the international nutritional ingredients and cheese group, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition (BSN®), for a total consideration of US$144 million (€108 million). The business is being acquired on a debt free basis and is expected to be earnings enhancing in 2011.  The acquisition is funded through Glanbia’s existing banking facilities.

Glanbia plc is an international nutritional ingredients and cheese group, headquartered in Ireland. Glanbia has over 4,000 employees worldwide, including Joint Ventures and Associates. The Group has three business segments – US Cheese & Global Nutritionals, Dairy Ireland and Other Business. Glanbia also has three principal international joint ventures – Southwest Cheese in the USA, Glanbia Cheese in the UK and Nutricima in Nigeria – as well as a number of small Irish-based joint ventures and associates. Glanbia is listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges (Symbol: GLB).

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Glanbia is the owner of Optimum Nutrition, ABB, and now BSN.