Moy Park
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| Private | |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Headquarters | Craigavon, Northern Ireland |
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Area served
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Europe |
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Key people
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Janet McCollum, Chief Executive |
| Products | Food |
| Parent | JBS S.A. |
| Website | www |
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. 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.
The company supplies supermarkets like Asda and fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King. Brands include:
In September 2015, the company was sold by one Brazilian food processing company, Marfrig, to another, JBS S.A., for almost £1 billion.
A £20 million investment in Moy Park’s Dungannon facility was announced in late 2015. The investment will increase production at Dungannon from 1.3 million to 2.3 million birds per week.
In March 2016, the company announced it would be investing £4 million at its Seagoe site in Craigavon to increase production of cooked chicken.
The company's Chief Executive, Janet McCollum, has said that the UK needs to remain within the European Union in the forthcoming referendum. 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.
In June 2017, JBS announced that it was putting moy park up for sale less than two years after purchasing it from Marfrig.
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