Freeman's sells up

Sun Valley Europe, part of Cargill, has acquired the chicken processing business Freeman's of Newent, which has 120 employees. Terms were not...

Sun Valley Europe, part of Cargill, has acquired the chicken processing business Freeman's of Newent, which has 120 employees. Terms were not disclosed. Richard Maxfield, md of Sun Valley Europe, said: "Freeman's will strengthen our fresh chicken business and reinforce our commitment to UK agriculture and our UK customers."