Cargill UK has appointed Bryony Bowman (nee Farrington) as its pig technical sales manager. From a family farm background, Ms Bowman joins from Duynie UK where she spent almost five years as national pig sales manager, after a year...
Karro Food Group
Karro parent acquires Irish meat packer
The Eight Fifty Food Group, parent to the Karro pigmeat processor and Young’s seafood businesses, has acquired Carroll’s Cuisine in Ireland, subject to approvals, to grow its portfolio of quality protein products. Malton-based Eight Fifty, majority controlled by the...
Karro expands into Ireland
One of the UK’s major integrated pig producing and processing businesses has acquired the largest pigmeat processor in the Republic of Ireland, subject to clearance from the Irish competition authorities. The Karro Food Group has acquired M&M Walshe Holdings, based in...
AHDB board changes for Pork and Potatoes
The AHDB has made a number of new appointments to its Pork and Potatoes sector boards. All began on April 1st for three-year terms. Nick Davies takes one of the processor seats on the AHDB Pork board. He is group agriculture manager for the Karro Food Group, with...
