date:Dec 18, 2019
Meat processor Cranswick has acquired a UK-based premium pig farming business as it looks to increase its self-sufficiency and boost traceability in its supply chain.
The company has acquired farming and rearing business, Packington Pork, from the Mercer Family, following a fourteen-year relationship with the business.
Under the deal, for an undisclosed amount, the Mercer family will retain its free-range poultry operations as a standalone business under the Pockington name.
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