Former Authentic Food Company premises for sale
The former Authentic Food Company (TAFC) Manufacturing Ireland Ltd. premises has been put up for sale.
News of the sale came less than six months after UK based TAFC ceased operations at its Dundalk facility, with the loss of nearly 170 jobs.
The premises, located at Finnabair Industrial Estate has been placed up for sale for an undisclosed sum.
The sale of the 172,526sq ft building, which is set on 13.32 acres, is in the care of Dublin-based agents JLL.
The property listing reveals that the facility comprises of a purpose built food production facility, laid out as production halls, chilled and frozen storage areas, office accommodation, staff canteen and ancillary plant rooms.
The once prosperous factory was launched by Heinz in 1993 and was one of the biggest employers in the town with 155 employed there when The Authentic Food Company took over the running of the plant from Heinz in 2015. Workers, many of whom had been working at the plant for over 20 years were devastated at the sbock closure.
Full details of the sale are available on the JLL website