date:Dec 14, 2012
mploy about 8,000 people. Both businesses remain profitable and cash-generative and are generating significant interest from prospective purchasers, he said.
Discussions were said to be ongoing with a number of prospective purchasers for the firms other UK poultry and red meat buinesses.
The deal followed Vions decision, announced on November 19, to sell its UK food businesses, which employ 13,000 people at 38 sites. The firm said it wanted to focus on its core food activities in the Netherlan