Moy Park

Some butchery skills – such as deboning carcasses – are more difficult to automate than others

Feature analysis

Food processors seek efficient and hygienic kit

By Alyson Magee

Processors want equipment that is efficient and hygienic, and a reduction
in manual handling. But they also need sustainability, says Alyson Magee.

Moy Park has named Kirsty Wilkins as its new human resources and organisation development director

Moy Park announces senior appointment

By Gwen Ridler

Meat processor Moy Park has appointed Kirsty Wilkins as its new human resources (HR) and organisation development director, effective immediately.

Moy Park’s Mike Mullan received the HR award from Lynn Carson, chair of CIPD Northern Ireland

Moy Park boss wins HR award

By Michael Stones

Moy Park’s executive director Mike Mullan has been named HR director of the year in the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Northern Ireland Awards 2017. 

Moy Park said 70 jobs were created from the £4M investment at its Ashbourne factory

Moy Park created 70 jobs from £4M investment

By Matt Atherton

Poultry processor Moy Park has confirmed 70 jobs were created from the completed £4M investment at its Ashbourne factory, which can now process more than 1M chickens every week.

Moy Park's headquarters at Dungannon

Moy Park invests £4M at Northern Ireland plant

By Michael Stones

Moy Park has announced a £4M investment in upgrading equipment for processing its ready to eat cooked chicken lines at its site in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.

Moy Park has invested in boosting skills

Moy Park invests £8M in skills

By Laurence Gibbons

Poultry processor Moy Park will invest £8M in a multi-year skills programme to support its growth across Europe.

Food industry awards video highlights

Food manufacturing Oscars – caught on camera

By Laurence Gibbons

Relive the carnival atmosphere from the 15th annual Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) and hear from some of the winners as they picked up their gongs in this exclusive video.

Double win: Mark Durdan-Smith (L) and Mark Lynch (R) present Moy Park's Gary Leslie and Mike Mullan with the top award of the evening

Food Manufacture Excellence Award

Moy Park Oscar winners: the video interview

By Michael Stones

“Truly delighted”, was the verdict from Moy Park’s human resources director Mike Mullan, after his firm scooped the top award in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).

Moy Park scooped the top trophy: Food Manufacture company of the year

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

Moy Park triumphs in food manufacturing Oscars

By Michael Stones

Meat and poultry firm Moy Park has won the coveted Food Manufacture Company of the year trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) – at the Lancaster hotel in London, during a glittering award ceremony last night...

Moy Park has 12,000 staff across Europe

Breaking news

Moy Park sold for £944M to JBS

By Nicholas Robinson

Moy Park will be sold to the world’s largest meat packer JBS in a deal worth $1.5bn (£944.7M), it has emerged.

Moy Park has installed a regenerative thermal oxidiser

Nasty niffs reduced at Moy Park's Grantham factory

By Rick Pendrous

An odour abatement project involving the design, construction, erection and commissioning of a regenerative thermal oxidiser has been completed at Moy Park’s poultry processing facility at Grantham in Lincolnshire to ensure the company remains on good...

Moy Park's David Mark (left) with chicken grower Graham McIlroy

Moy Park chicken grower raises its biosecurity game

By Rick Pendrous

Moy Park chicken grower Graham McIlroy has invested in a viewing gallery to improve the biosecurity at his farm at Aghadowey in what is a first for the Northern Ireland poultry industry.

Moy Park emmploys more than 11,500 people across 16 European production sites

Moy Park growth fuelled by locally-sourced poultry

By Rod Addy

Moy Park grew 2013 sales and profits as a result of increased supermarket demand for locally-sourced poultry and underlying market growth, the company confirmed in a statement on its annual results.

2 Sisters Food Group, Vion probe details released

OFT reveals scrutiny of Vion, 2 Sisters

By Rod Addy

2 Sisters Food Group held 30-40% of UK retailers’ chicken sales before buying Vion’s meat processing units, gaining at least 10% more afterwards, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed.

Nigel Dunlop is now Moy Park Europe’s chief executive

Moy Park rises to take the helm of £1.5bn food group

By Rick Pendrous

Poultry processor Moy Park has taken over responsibility for the leadership and management of its Brazilian parent Marfrig’s entire operations in Europe. The move is part of a group restructuring, which will make Moy Park responsible for a turnover of...

Moy Park delivered a strong performance in 2012, reported ceo Nigel Dunlop

Poultry processor Moy Park reports strong recovery

By Rick Pendrous

The UK’s largest poultry processor Moy Park has announced a strong recovery in trading performance for last year, with pre-profits up to £24.4M for 2012 for 2012, compared with £4.8M in 2011.

Moy Park Chicken Kiev

Moy Park to expand capacity at Derbyshire site by 25%

By Elaine Watson and Ben Bouckley

A £10m extension to increase production capacity at Moy Park’s Ashbourne poultry processing site by 25% is due for completion this autumn, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.

New md joins Moy Park

New md joins Moy Park

Nigel Dunlop has this month joined Moy Park as md, becoming only the second to hold the title since 1983. Dr Trefor Campbell, who has held the role...