by Poultry Network | Apr 10, 2026 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
A GROWING number of independent retail butchers are beginning to accept that, despite the premium, buying British turkey is the right long-term choice, according to Paul Kelly, managing director of FarmGate Hatcheries, which supplies about half of the poults reared...
by Poultry Network | Jan 28, 2026 | Company Reports, In-Depth, News, Subscriber Content
Derek Kelly, who restored the traditional bronze-feathered turkey – with its widely acclaimed flavour – to the Christmas dinner table, has died at his home in Danbury, Essex, aged 95. He and his wife Mollie founded Kelly Turkeys in 1971 after his several roles...
by Poultry Network | Sep 24, 2024 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
KELLY TURKEYS has announced the appointment of Ella Kelly to the family business. She brings four years of experience working in London in consumer insights and brand strategy to the firm. See also: Big decline in seasonal turkey placings this year Ms Kelly is the...
by Jake Davies (Editor) | Dec 15, 2022 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
SEASONAL turkey producer and supplier Paul Kelly has said that, without significant changes to avian influenza management, free-range turkey producers will be reluctant to place birds in 2023. He has outlined five problematic areas for the sector, including...
by Jake Davies (Editor) | May 23, 2022 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
CUSTOMERS and friends of seasonal poultry specialist Kelly Turkeys gathered at the firm’s Essex processing plant to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Derek Kelly founded the business in 1971 when he and his wife Molly took over a hatchery at Danbury in...
