SuperDrob to expand poultry facilities with Indykpol investment

Polish poultry processor SuperDrob Group has announced that it has signed a preliminary purchase agreement with Indykpol SA for a chicken slaughter facility in Lublin and a hatchery in Turiec.

In addition to the organized part of the enterprise, SuperDrob will buy the remaining 50% of shares in ŁukPasz Sp. z oo, the two companies’ joint venture, giving SuperDrob complete control.

SuperDrob is a member of the CPF Group and its consolidated revenue for 2016 was PLN1.1 billion, while the consolidated revenue for Indykpol in the same year was PLN1.3 billion.

Jarosław Kowalewski, vice-president of SuperDrob strategy, said: “The purchase of a chicken slaughter plant and hatchery allows us to increase production capacity, thanks to which we will be able to offer more products on the wider market. This is the implementation of the announced plans of the SuperDrob Capital Group. We are strengthening the production structure and we are still observing the market in terms of possible acquisitions.”

Piotr Kulikowski , president of Indykpol SA, added: “Our chicken production complex has undergone a thorough modernisation over the past years and today, thanks to committed employees, good co-operators/breeders and modern infrastructure, it has a perfect future, especially within an organisation with global capabilities and focused on chicken. This transaction is for us one of the key elements of implementing our strategy.”