Jump to content

List of largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The list of largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe shows the largest companies of the poultry industry in Europe.

The list comprises companies that are all slaughtering chicken and most of them additionally other poultry such as turkey and ducks. The companies are also active in meat processing and packing as well as the production of meat products such as sausages.[1]

List (2021)

[edit]

The following list sorts the 10 largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe by the number of slaughtered poultry in the year 2021. [2]

Rank Company name Headquarters Number of slaughtered poultry
annually in millions
1 LDC Group Sablé-sur-Sarthe,
 France
578,5
2 2 Sisters Food Group
(Part of Boparan Holdings)[3]
Birmingham,
 United Kingdom
520,0
3 MHP Kyiv,
 Ukraine
492,0
4 Plukon Food Group Wezep,
 Netherlands
468,0
5 Gruppo Veronesi Verona,
 Italy
350,0
6 PHW Group Visbek,
 Germany
350,0
7 Gap Resurs Moscow,
 Russia
346,8
8 Cherkizovo Moscow,
 Russia
322,4
9 Moy Park
(Part of Pilgrim's Pride)[4]
Craigavon,
 United Kingdom
312,0
10 Amadori San Vittore di Cesena,
 Italy
250,0

List (2018)

[edit]

The following list sorts the 11 largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe by the number of slaughtered poultry in the year 2018.[5][6]

Rank Company name Headquarters Number of slaughtered poultry
annually in millions
1 LDC Group Sablé-sur-Sarthe,[7]
 France
541.2
2 Plukon Food Group Wezep,[8]
 Netherlands
426.4
3 Cherkizovo Moscow,[9]
 Russia
397.0
4 Gruppo Veronesi Verona,[10]
 Italy
350.0
5 PHW Group Rechterfeld,[11]
 Germany
350.0
6 MHP Kyiv,[12]
 Ukraine
349.0
7 2 Sisters Food Group Birmingham,[13]
 United Kingdom
323.0
8 Moy Park Craigavon,[14]
 United Kingdom
312.0
9 Amadori San Vittore di Cesena,[15]
 Italy
250.0
10 Gap Resurs Moscow,[16]
 Russia
228.6
11 Prioskolye Belgorod,[17]
 Russia
223.0

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Top 11 European poultry producers". poultryinternational-digital.com. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. ^ "Poultry International - October 2022 - page 28 - Top Europe Broiler Producers". poultryinternational-digital.com. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  3. ^ "Boparan Holdings replaces ABF as UK's largest food and drink manufacturer: survey". foodmanufacture.co.uk. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  4. ^ "Pilgrim's Pride is acquiring Moy Park from JBS for $1.3 billion". EuroMeatNews. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  5. ^ Clements, Mark (2020-02-06). "Top 11 European poultry producers". wattagnet.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  6. ^ "Feed and Livestock in Brazil, China, EU Consume Most Cerrado Soy" (PDF). chainreactionresearch.com. 2019. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  7. ^ "The Lambert Dodard Chancereul Group story". LDC.fr. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  8. ^ "Plukon Food Group Home". Plukon.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  9. ^ "Contacts". cherkizovo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  10. ^ "Contacts". GruppoVeronesi.it. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  11. ^ "Imprint". phw-gruppe.de. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  12. ^ "MHP". mhp.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  13. ^ "Where To Find Us - 2SFG". 2sfg.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  14. ^ "Moy Park - The European Food Company of Choice". Moy Park Ltd. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  15. ^ "Contact Us". amadori.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  16. ^ "GAP Resource". en.gapresurs.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  17. ^ "AO Prioskolie: Contact info". prioskol.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-25.