German Poultry Co. invades Scotland

Not exactly a small-holder are they?

Burkie
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Message #1 of 1: Date Posted: 07 Apr 2006 11:41:22 by PoppaC
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Aviagen, the Edinburgh-based poultry breeding company, has been sold by
BC Partners to private equity house Advent International for £255m.
02-Jun-2003
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Aviagen Ltd
West Kilgourfarm, Cupar, Scotland

SIC: Poultry Slaughtering and Processing
Line of business: Poultry Slaughtering And Processing, Nsk
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RESIDENTS CALL FOUL ON CHICKEN FARM BID
http://www.fifeonline.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1020&ArticleID=572177

WORRIED Cupar residents fear a new chicken farm will have an adverse
effect on the whole town.
Neighbours living in six local properties including St Mary's Farm,
Wester Balgarvie Farm and Wild Acre Cottage claim plans to build a
poultry breeding unit at Carslogie Farm will spread a foul smell
throughout the area.
It is also feared the farm, which local objectors say is more like a
"huge industrial factory", will be noisy with large extractor fans
needed to get rid of the smell of chicken faeces, while problems are
foreseen with egg-collection lorries using the Cupar to Fernie track
road to reach the site.
Proposals submitted in an environmental impact assessment report to
planners on Friday include building four green-coloured steel clad
breeding units for 24,000 chickens, a four-bedroom manager's house,
outbuildings and the formation of a new access route and turning
circles for lorries on the present greenfield site.
The proposed chicken farm is a joint venture between Wellwood Estates,
run by Auchterarder farmer Ronnie Dalglish and chicken breeding company
Aviagen which already operates three similar farms in Fife.
But Carolyn Scott, who lives just 250 metres from the site, said people
in Cupar may not realise the effect the plans may have.
She said: "We are all very concerned about this development; the plans
say the chickens will only be cleaned out every 65 weeks!
"Within a one mile radius of the farm are schools, rugby, cricket and
tennis clubs and other outdoor recreational facilities, not to mention
the houses at Balgarvie and Kinloss.
''There is the potential for them all to be affected as the south west
prevailing wind blows in that direction."
The plans also state that chicken faeces will be given free to any
local farmers for use as a "beneficial organic source", but objectors
fear this will create even more unpleasant odours.
Jackie Barbour, of Wild Acre Cottage which overlooks the area, said the
plans don't reflect the real impact the farm will have.
"The plans make it seem that this area is remote, but it's not," she
said.
"There are six surrounding properties which will be badly affected as
well as the whole town.
"I know people don't like to think about where their food comes from,
but this is just one step away from a battery farm."
Principal planner Alistair Hamilton said the plans were the third stage
of a consultation process which is needed before a final plan can be
submitted.
Confirming that no chickens would be slaughtered on the premises, Mr
Hamilton said various organisations including the community council,
SEPA and Fife Council's environmental health and transportation
services had been involved in the consultation process.
He added that anyone with concerns about the plan would have until
September to make their views known.
Mr Dalglish declined to speak to the Fife Herald, but said he would be
willing to speak to any neighbours or people with concerns on an
individual basis.
08 August 2003

Cupar is less than 20 miles as the crow flies (or should I say, swan
dives) to the coast at Kilrenny. - Norm


Advent International: Case Study
http://www.adventinternational.hu/Investments/CaseStudy.aspx?PageID=5.2&CaseID=336&Sector=Healthcare+%26+Life+Sciences
In April 2005 we realised our investment in Aviagen, the world's
leading poultry science company.

Acquired in May 2003 through a secondary buyout from BC Partners,
Aviagen is the market leader in the breeding and development of
pedigree lines for the production of broiler chickens and turkeys.
Jointly based in the UK and US, the company employs some 1300 people,
with a distribution network serving 250 customers in 85 countries.
Strongly committed to excellence, Aviagen has successfully established
a reputation for industry-leading standards of breeding stock
development, animal welfare and husbandry practices and customer
service.

Our strategy was to build on Aviagen's existing market position by
focusing on three key areas: improving financial results and commercial
responsiveness through the downstream integration of distributors;
improving market share in the US, Aviagen's largest source of sales;
and strengthening the company's turkey operating base.

Within less than two years our objectives had been achieved, with the
company's turnover increasing by 25% in the period from 2002 -
2004. Three highly accretive distributor acquisitions (Western and
Central Europe and the US) increased market share in key territories
and expanded Aviagen's turkey operations, while US market share was
significantly improved through the introduction of new and enhanced
products.

Aviagen's merger with The Erich Wesjohann Group - the world leader
in egg layer genetics - represents a highly strategic fit, marrying
two complementary businesses to create a strongly diversified life
science group for poultry applications.

Aviagen - Product Brand Overview - http://www.aviagen.com/

Aviagen has three chicken breeding brands Arbor Acres, L.I.R., and Ross
delivering day old grandparent and parentstock chicks worldwide for the
production of broiler chicks. Aviagen Turkeys has two turkey breeding
brands British United Turkeys (B.U.T.) and Nicholas delivering day old
turkey poults around the world, while C.W.T. provides hatching eggs for
the broiler market.

Aviagen Becomes Part of the Erich Wesjohann Group

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/LatestNews/?AREA=LatestNews&Display=7729

Tuesday, April 26, 2005
ALABAMA - Aviagen International Group Inc. ("Aviagen"), the world's
leading poultry meat science company, has been acquired by Erich
Wesjohann GmbH & Co. KG (the "Erich Wesjohann Group"), the leader in
poultry science for the egg layer industry. Each of these leaders
represents important genetic knowledge and research resources in their
respective fields of poultry science.
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About Aviagen
Aviagen is the world's leading poultry science company, developing
pedigree lines for the production of broiler chickens and turkeys
principally under the Ross, Nicholas Turkey, Arbor Acres, L.I.R. and
C.W.T. brand names. The company is based near Edinburgh, UK and in
Huntsville, Alabama, USA with a number of wholly owned operations
across Europe and USA and joint ventures in Western and Central Europe,
Latin America, South Africa and Asia. Aviagen employs 1,300 people and
has a distribution network serving 250 customers in 85 countries.
About the Erich Wesjohann Group
Headquartered in Germany, the Erich Wesjohann Group with its
subsidiaries Hy-Line International, Lohmann Tierzucht and H&N is the
global market leader in the breeding of egg layer genetics. With a
number of wholly owned operations and joint ventures across the world,
the group serves the world's egg industry in more then 100 countries.
Besides the core business of egg layer breeding, the Erich Wesjohann
Group is internationally active in the fields of animal health,
functional food ingredients, grain storage, mushroom integration, and
SPF egg production. The Erich Wesjohann group employs about 2,000
people world wide.
About Advent International
Advent International is one of the world's leading private equity
firms, with ?4.8 billion ($6 billion) in cumulative capital raised
and offices in 13 countries across North America, Western and Central
Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Since its founding in 1984,
Advent has invested in over 500 companies and has helped businesses
raise ?8 billion ($10 billion) through public equity and debt
offerings. These include 130 IPOs on major stock exchanges worldwide.
Advent is committed to helping management teams build successful
businesses by applying its industry expertise, international resources
and local market knowledge.

There are a few brand names in this report that I wouldn't touch with
the proverbial barge pole!

Hoo Roo

Norm

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