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Increased supply of organic poultry in Britain
Increased demand for organic poultry in Britain has led to
an agreement between British supermarket chain Sainsbury's and Devon poultry
processor Lloyd Maunder to increase supplies of organic poultry.
To encourage more farmers to commit to organic poultry production,
Sainsbury's has said it will buy 25 percent more each year for the next two
years. Lloyd Maunder has agreed to make every effort to produce at least that
increase in volume, dedicated to Sainsbury's stores.
"We are seeing
some amazing rates of growth," said Lloyd Maunder director Andrew Maunder. "And
managing these rates of expansion takes organisation and long-term commitment by
everyone involved. And it's not just Sainsbury's we are supplying - other
supermarkets are pressing us for supplies too. But Sainsbury's is still our
largest customer and we owe them our loyalty because they backed us when organic
chicken was a very new and untested market."
Matt Johnson, the
organic meat buyer for Sainsbury's, said: "our organic sales are now rising at
between 30 and 40 percent year on year, and we're quite certain there is plenty
of headroom in the market. Customers know of our commitment to organics and
organic chicken is a major component of that range. We are determined to drive
sales in organic meat, especially organic chicken, but to do this we must have
the product to keep pace with the demand."
Editor WorldPoultry
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