Moy Park

Moy Park
Private
Industry Food processing
Headquarters Northern Ireland
Area served
Europe
Key people
Janet McCollum, Chief Executive[1]
Products Food
Parent JBS S.A.[2]
Website www.moypark.com

Moy Park is the largest poultry meat producer in Northern Ireland (also produces poultry in England and one of the 15 biggest food companies in the United Kingdom.[3] Moy Park is the largest employer in Northern Ireland, with 6,300 employees and a further 5,400 in mainland Great Britain, 800 in France, 100 in the Netherlands and around 50 in the Republic of Ireland.[2]

The company supplies supermarkets like Asda and Waitrose and fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King.[2] Brands include:[3]

In September 2015, the company was sold by one Brazilian food processing company, Marfrig, to another, JBS S.A. for almost £1 billion.[2]

A £20 million investment in Moy Park’s Dungannon facility was announced in late 2015.[4] The investment will increase production at Dungannon from 1.3 million to 2.3 million birds per week.[4]

In March 2016, the company announced it would be investing £4 million at its Seagoe site in Craigavon to increase production of cooked chicken.[5]

The company's Chief Executive, Janet McCollum, has said that the UK needs to remain within the European Union in the forthcoming referendum.[1] The company has used the freedom of movement within the EU to employ over 1,000 workers from countries such as Lithuania, Poland and Portugal at its Northern Ireland facilities.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Canning, Margaret (2016-03-01). "Brexit: Europe is our market, insists Moy Park boss". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Canning, Margaret (2015-09-29). "Moy Park taken over by JBS in Northern Ireland's biggest ever food deal at £988m". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. 1 2 "About Moy Park". Moy Park. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  4. 1 2 Forde, Amy (2015-08-20). "Moy Park Dungannon marks 40 years with £20m investment". AgriLand Media Limited. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. "Moy Park invest £4m in Seagoe factory". Portadown Times. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-12. Moy Park are investing £4 million in their facilities at Seagoe Industrial Estate to enhance their ‘ready to eat’ cooked chicken production.
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