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Moy Park increased operating profit by more than a third in 2025 despite processing fewer birds, as customer contract wins and operational changes helped improve performance. The figures come from the consolidated accounts of Moy Park Limited, the UK-focused poultry...
Waitrose has said all of its fresh Christmas turkeys will be British and free range this year, in what it describes as a first for a UK supermarket. The retailer said the move would apply across its fresh festive turkey range and builds on its supply relationship with...
Dominic Smith is to become Cobb-Vantress’s general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as part of a leadership transition ahead of Roy Mutimer’s retirement in 2027. Mr Mutimer, currently vice-president of EMEA and Asia-Pacific (APAC), will continue...
Boparan Private Office has reported a 61% rise in turnover following the expansion of its poultry operations in the UK and Europe. Group sales reached £2.86bn in 2025, compared with £1.78bn a year earlier. Accounts for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2025 show pre-tax...
Avara is to invest more than £100m over the next three years in its UK poultry operations, including upgrades to processing facilities, automation and new cutting technology. More than £40m of investment is planned in the current financial year, with the programme...
PILGRIM's EUROPE has completed a £6 million-plus redevelopment of Potton Farm in Cambridgeshire, replacing the site’s existing timber-framed poultry sheds with five larger steel-framed buildings. The company said the investment has increased the farm’s capacity by...
Joice and Hill has appointed Simon Bowden as its new sales director, succeeding Peter Cumbers later this year. Mr Bowden is currently the company’s area technical sales manager for the Midlands, West and Wales. He joined Joice and Hill in 2022 from Potters Poultry,...
Noble Foods has launched a new egg-based food-to-go brand, Kudos, as it looks to create additional demand for British eggs in snacking and convenience formats. The range went into Sainsbury’s stores from 1 September, with Feta & Tomato Egg Bites listed in 410...
Former Co-op managing director Matt Hood has been appointed managing director for commercial and brand development at Boparan Holdings Ltd and Boparan Private Office. Mr Hood will take up the role in January 2027, reporting to president Ranjit Boparan and joining the...
Former AB Agri executive Simon Heath has joined Harbro’s leadership team following its acquisition of Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health’s Dalton business in North Yorkshire. Mr Heath will lead the integration of the Dalton operation and support Harbro’s wider...
CRANSWICK has submitted a full planning application for a new poultry processing plant at Europarc in Grimsby. The proposed facility would have capacity to process up to 1.75 million birds a week, although the planning statement describes this as a theoretical maximum...
BERNARD MATTHEWS has warned that more UK farms and food manufacturing sites could close without government action to strengthen supply-chain resilience, after confirming the closure of its Derby processing facility. The Shaftesbury Street site will cease operations by...