2 Sisters Food Group
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2 Sisters Food Group is a West Bromwich
, England
based chicken
meat processing company.
Established in 1993 by Chief Executive, Ranjit Singh Boparan
, as a frozen retail cutting operation, it has through acquisition expanded to cover 13 manufacturing sites in the UK, 1 in the Netherlands
, and 1 in the United States
. The group employees over 5,000 people, and annual sales now exceed £650 million. It is listed on the Sunday Times Top Track 250
. The company has three divisions:
In April 2010, the group announced the agreed acquisition of Dutch-based chicken processor Storteboom Group, with facilities in Holland and Poland
.
Producing mainly own-brand products for supermarket
s and retailers, it also owns the heritage Buxted brand (based on the former World War II
RAF airbase RAF Bungay
), and the Devonshire Red free range
chicken (bought from Lloyd Maunder
in January 2008).
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
based chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
meat processing company.
Established in 1993 by Chief Executive, Ranjit Singh Boparan
Ranjit Singh Boparan
Ranjit Singh Boparan is a British businessman, the founder and owner of 2 Sisters Food Group with his wife Baljinder Singh Boparan. Known as the "Chicken King" in the West Midlands, he has an estimated person fortune of £190M.-Early and personal life:...
, as a frozen retail cutting operation, it has through acquisition expanded to cover 13 manufacturing sites in the UK, 1 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and 1 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The group employees over 5,000 people, and annual sales now exceed £650 million. It is listed on the Sunday Times Top Track 250
Top Track 250
The Top Track 250 is a list published by British newspaper The Sunday Times each year ranking Britain's top 250 Mid-market private companies by their turnover over the previous year, from published accounts.- Sunday Times 2010 Top Track 250 :...
. The company has three divisions:
- Primary - Slaughter and primary processing, including Free Range, Organic and Corn Fed chicken
- Cutting - Chicken portioning, deboning, fillets etc. including Free Range and Organic
- Prepared - Breaded and roast chicken, ready meals, savoury liquids (stocks, sauces, gravies & soups), ready to cook, BBQ and component meats
In April 2010, the group announced the agreed acquisition of Dutch-based chicken processor Storteboom Group, with facilities in Holland and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Producing mainly own-brand products for supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
s and retailers, it also owns the heritage Buxted brand (based on the former World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
RAF airbase RAF Bungay
RAF Bungay
RAF Bungay is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 2 miles SW of Bungay in Suffolk on the south bank of the Waveney River close to the B1062 Harleston to Bungay road....
), and the Devonshire Red free range
Free range
thumb|250px|Free-range chickens being fed outdoors.Free range is a term which outside of the United States denotes a method of farming husbandry where the animals are allowed to roam freely instead of being contained in any manner. In the United States, USDA regulations apply only to poultry and...
chicken (bought from Lloyd Maunder
Lloyd Maunder
Lloyd Maunder are an Exeter, Devon based group of West Country retail butchers, a major producer of locally reared beef, pork and chicken products.-History:...
in January 2008).