Moy Park top at Meat and Poultry Awards 2016
Moy Park, Northern Ireland's biggest food manufacturer, has been
named Processing Business of the Year 2016 at the prestigious Meat
and Poultry Processing Awards.
In addition, the company, which is based at Craigavon in county
Armagh and is Northern Ireland's only ?1 billion business, was named Product Developer of the Year and Retailer Processor of the Year.
Moy Park employs over 4,000 people in Northern Ireland and at plants in Britain and France.
Another company which has a substantial manufacturing operation in
Northern Ireland, Karro Foods gained the Judges' Special Award in
the annual event held in Manchester. Karro, based at Cookstown in
county Tyrone, is Northern Ireland's biggest pork processor.
These awards are designed to recognise individuals and companies in processing. The organisers - the Meat Trades Journal magazine - said all entrants this year demonstrated outstanding achievements in a
range of fields, making it tougher than ever for judges to do their jobs.
Rod Addy, Editor of Meat Trades Journal, commenting on the awards,
said: "The judges had their work cut out sifting through the
entries this year, as they had a lot to chew on.
"In the end, Moy Park was an extremely worthy winner of the overall Processor of the Year trophy and was highlighted for several reasons, claiming the Product Developer of the Year and Retail Processor of the Year awards. Its commitment to green goals, investment in
people, formidable new product development programme and
well-researched innovative ideas, all earned it special mention fromthe judging panel."
The Meat & Poultry Processing Awards were set up to recognise and
reward the expertise, skill, innovation and sheer entrepreneurship
of the processing sector.
The awards highlight examples of best practice in the sector and
show just how impressive an industry it is - be that in supply
chain partnerships, export initiatives or simply some of the great
people driving the industry forward.
named Processing Business of the Year 2016 at the prestigious Meat
and Poultry Processing Awards.
In addition, the company, which is based at Craigavon in county
Armagh and is Northern Ireland's only ?1 billion business, was named Product Developer of the Year and Retailer Processor of the Year.
Moy Park employs over 4,000 people in Northern Ireland and at plants in Britain and France.
Another company which has a substantial manufacturing operation in
Northern Ireland, Karro Foods gained the Judges' Special Award in
the annual event held in Manchester. Karro, based at Cookstown in
county Tyrone, is Northern Ireland's biggest pork processor.
These awards are designed to recognise individuals and companies in processing. The organisers - the Meat Trades Journal magazine - said all entrants this year demonstrated outstanding achievements in a
range of fields, making it tougher than ever for judges to do their jobs.
Rod Addy, Editor of Meat Trades Journal, commenting on the awards,
said: "The judges had their work cut out sifting through the
entries this year, as they had a lot to chew on.
"In the end, Moy Park was an extremely worthy winner of the overall Processor of the Year trophy and was highlighted for several reasons, claiming the Product Developer of the Year and Retail Processor of the Year awards. Its commitment to green goals, investment in
people, formidable new product development programme and
well-researched innovative ideas, all earned it special mention fromthe judging panel."
The Meat & Poultry Processing Awards were set up to recognise and
reward the expertise, skill, innovation and sheer entrepreneurship
of the processing sector.
The awards highlight examples of best practice in the sector and
show just how impressive an industry it is - be that in supply
chain partnerships, export initiatives or simply some of the great
people driving the industry forward.