Banham Poultry

Banham Poultry is a British poultry producer, based in Attleborough,[1] Norfolk, with an annual turnover of £100 million.[2] Its chairman was Michael Foulger, who is also deputy chairman of Norwich City F.C.[3]

In 2018, the company was put up for sale, ;[2] a few days later, two pest-control contractors were found dead near the Banham site.[4]

The company has more than 1,000 employees.[1] The company was bought by Chesterfield Poultry in October 2018.[5]

In late October, 2021, Banham Poultry was bought by the Boparan Private Office, owner of poultry processor 2 Sisters Food Group and Bernard Matthews.[6]

References

  1. "Pest controllers found dead after 'chemical spill' at Norfolk poultry factory". news.sky.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "Banham Poultry: Norfolk jobs could be at risk". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. "Michael Foulger". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. "Workers die in suspected gas leak at Banham Poultry". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. "Banham Poultry: 1,000 Attleborough jobs secured by sale". BBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. "Boparan Private Office buys Banham Poultry". Poultry.Network. 20 October 2021.


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