We are delighted to be exhibiting at the 144th Balmoral Show from Wednesday 16th-Friday 18th May 2012.

You will find us at Stand C12 with Connolly’s Red Mills. Come and take a look at some of our products on display, and talk to our friendly sales team and equine nutritionists about your horses requirements.

We look forward to meeting you there!

Irish animal feed company, Connolly’s RED MILLS, has become the first in the world to secure a licence to import horse feed into mainland China.

The Department of Agriculture, today (Monday, April 16^th), signed the agreement for the animal feed licence with Chinese officials in Beijing during the Agri Services Trade Mission to China being led by Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Simon Coveney TD.

The deal – which is potentially worth several million euros – gives first mover advantage to the company which now becomes the first and only foreign feed company to be licenced for the import of horse feeds into mainland China.

Connolly’s Red Mills horse feeds are already well known to many of the leading stables in the world. Over one hundred group one, grade one, or grand prix events have been won by horses fuelled by their products in the last season.

“We embarked on the Chinese registration process in 2007 and are delighted to see it come to fruition today. Although the Chinese horse market is still emerging, there is considerable potential and advantage for us by being first past the post.” according to Connolly’s RED MILLS Managing Director, Joe Connolly.

The family owned company, which has been in business over 100 years, has a strong presence in Asia. It is established in six Asian markets since it started exporting to Japan in 2006. China now becomes Connolly’s RED MILLS’s 37^th export market globally.

According to Joe Connolly, the Chinese want to be at a global standard not just economically, but also in sport.“The demand for world class services for sports horses is growing in China.

RED MILLS, as a supplier to many of the top stables in the world, can now offer the Chinese horse owner the most advanced performance nutrition and quality standards; particularly for anti-doping controls and product shelf-life.”

RED MILLS success in becoming the first foreign feed to sell into China will help the Irish horse industry in its drive to become a supplier of top horses and horse related products into the country, which has a population of almost 1.3 billion and is expected to become the world’s biggest economy by 2020.

The one hundred million Euro group employs 200 people at its plant in Goresbridge and at export offices around the world including the UK, Sweden, France, Japan and Malaysia.

The company uses the most advanced technologies and processes in making its feeds. It’s range of export products are packed using their unique Nutrient Fresh Management System (NFMS) to prolong shelf-life in warm climates. It is the only feed company to utilise LCMSMS in its on-site laboratory which tests for product quality and Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances (NOPS) to parts per billion.

NOPS occur naturally (such as morphine traces in poppy seeds) and can find their way into the animal via the food chain. Connolly’s testing technologies are the same as those used by the Olympic Council and forensic bodies around the world. It screens samples for seven key NOPS: caffeine, theobromine, morphine, hordenine, atropine, scopolamine and lupinine.

“This is what makes us a world leader in horse feed and this significant step into the Chinese market is something we are very excited about” said Joe Connolly.

While betting on racing is still not allowed in China, nevertheless over US$2.5B has been invested in race tracks all over the country in the last ten years.

“It is very difficult to estimate the value of this business, but the potential for RED MILLS as first mover could be very significant.” commented Joe Connolly.

He added: “We owe a great debt of gratitude to the officers of the Irish Department of Agriculture, Enterprise Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs who have helped us across the line.”

16th April 2012

We are getting ready for the ITBA Expo 2012 at Leopardstown Racecourse this Friday and Saturday, 24-25th February.

It looks set to be a great event, with free entry for all, so come along and visit us at stand 47 on the ground floor!

For more details see: http://www.itba.info/expo/

The Irish Field Feature, Foran Equine Products, February 2012

Connolly’s Red Mills has acquired a major stake in one of Ireland’s leading equine health providers, Foran Equine Products. The recently completed deal brings together two of the equine world’s most respected entities and further broadens the range of products and services that the companies can offer clients.

Foran Equine Products has long been established in the Irish Equine industry and is world renowned. Its range caters for racehorses to show jumpers and event horses. Their team of chemists and veterinary experts has developed a science of bringing together the wisdom of the past and the technology of the future in order to produce the most superior quality products available. The company was founded by Sean Foran and was operated for many years by Sean and his late son David. The present management and staff, including Dr Vijay Sharma and David Foran’s daughter Sarah, will continue in their roles.

Joe Connolly, managing director of Connolly’s Red Mills, spoke yesterday of their latest acquisition. “We are thrilled to add Foran Equine Products to our family of companies. They have all of the qualities we like in business – a strong name, a loyal client base, wonderful products and a keenness to innovate and develop. We will continue to operate the company as it is, while being able to offer a wider range of products to our clients.”

Connolly’s Red Mills were established in 1908 and they have steadily grown to become one of Ireland’s most successful brands, in the equine, pet and animal feeds sectors. They continue to experience strong growth in export markets. They have become the brand of choice for many significant players in the performance horse industry globally and have fed all four European winners of the Melbourne Cup. The company now exports to over 30 countries worldwide.

“In a time of bad news it is great that our two companies have come together to provide security of employment and offer an opportunity for growth into the future,” commented Sean Foran.

13th January 2012

Foran Equine Products Sales Team with Minister of State for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Shane McEntee at the Veterinary Ireland Conference.

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