Faccenda Foods and Dartmouth Foods have announced the creation of a new joint venture that will combine the companies’ cooked poultry operations.
The new partnership, which will begin by focusing on the duck market, is said to be targeting a secure supply, clear provenance, as well as a significant increase in capacity and potential for product development.
Both companies believe that by keeping the length of the supply chain to a minimum the products can be delivered more efficiently.
“This partnership will provide both parties with real opportunities for growth. Being able to deliver products through such a short supply chain is a huge advantage and gives us the security and capacity to provide a unique range of cooked British poultry that our customers will like and consumers will enjoy,” Nick Obolensky, joint managing director at Dartmouth Foods, said.
The new partnership, which will retain the Dartmouth Foods name, is set to be the only UK supplier able to offer cooked British chicken, turkey and duck.
“A significant proportion of the duck market is in cooked products and the team at Dartmouth Foods are great at what they do, so working closely and integrating the cooked operation into the supply chain makes perfect sense,” Andy Dawkins, managing director at Faccenda Foods, commented. “We believe that consumers will love the quality and taste of our duck and this partnership will enable more of them to try it.”
Production will start this summer in a new £10 million facility in Plymouth.
Ed Obolensky, joint managing director at Dartmouth Foods, said: “Our new facility in Plymouth will be the model for a modern cooking operation. It is being built to meet the highest environment standard and we’re installing state of the art equipment to give us more capacity, greater efficiency and lots of exciting new opportunities for developing our product range.”
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