Europe: Mature markets in west,
WORLD’S TOP POULTRY COMPANIES
developing markets in east
Twenty-;ve producers are based in the region that includes the mature markets of
Western Europe and the developing markets and industries of Eastern Europe.
Czech Republic
➥Agrofert Holding
Headquarters: Vodnany
Product: Chicken, Ducks, Feed Sales
Production: 61 million birds (annually)
Agropol, a division of Agrofert, is the larg-
est supplier of poultry meat in the Czech
Republic.
Processing:................................................. 4
For more information, see:
www.WATTAgNet.com/Agrofert.html
Denmark
➥Lantmannen Danpo
Headquarters: Farre
Product: Chicken
Production: 40 million birds (annually)
Employees: 700
Lantmannen Danpo owns the Danpo and
Farre Food brands. It has 190 broiler
houses.
Slaughter: ................................................... 1
Processing: ................................................. 1
RTC: ...................................... 58 million kg
For more information, see:
www.WATTAgNet.com/Lantmannen.html
Finland
➥HKScan
Headquarters: Turku
Revenue (2010): EUR 211.4 million
Product: Chicken, Turkey, Beef, Lamb
Production: 40 million birds (annually)
Employees: 11,000
HKScan’s home market comprises Finland,
Sweden, the Baltics and Poland. The com-
pany’s brands include HK, Kariniemen,
Scan, Rakvere, Tallegg, Selingas and
Sokolow.
France
➥Groupe Doux
Headquarters: Chateaulin
Product: Chicken, Turkey, Table Eggs,
Hatching Eggs
Production: 840 million birds (annually)
Employees: 9,800
Groupe Doux is Europe’s leading
producer for poultry and poultry-based processed products. It owns
the brands Pere Dodu, Doux, Lebon,
AlSabia, Coeur de Bretagne and
Malvoisine.
Slaughter: ................................................. 17
Processing: ............................................... 10
Cooking Plants:......................................... 6
For more information, see:
www.WATTAgNet.com/GroupeDoux.html
➥LDC
Headquarters: Sable sur Sarthe
Revenue (2010): EUR 2.065 billion
Product: Chicken, Turkey, Ducks, Table
Eggs, Feed Sales
Production: 230 million birds (annually)
Employees: 10,000
LDC is thought to be the largest European
poultry producer. It has activities in Spain
and Poland.
Slaughter: ................................................... 1
Processing: ................................................. 1
Further Processing: ................................. 1
Cooking Plants: ......................................... 1
For more information, see:
www.WATTAgNet.com/LDC.html
Germany
➥Gebrüder Stolle
Headquarters: Visbek
Product: Chicken, Turkey
Production: 160 million birds (annually)
Employees: 23,000
The poultry integrator has its own feed
mills, parent ;ock producers and
contracted poultry farmers, with an
output of about 10,000 turkeys daily.
Ninety percent of the products from
the Gebrüder Stolle plant are sold in
the German market.
For more information, see:
www.WATTAgNet.com/GebruderStolle.html
➥PHW-Wiesenhof
Headquarters: Visbek
Revenue (2010): EUR 2. 1 billion
Product: Chicken, Turkey, Ducks, Table
PHW-Wiesenhof is Germanyś largest
poultry producer. The WIESENHOF
brand is the sector generating the high-
est turnover. The sector of rearing and
breeding contributed EUR 146.8 mil-
lion to the overall result.
For more information, see:
www.WATTAgNet.com/Wiesenhof.html
