March 8, 2021

De Heus sells poultry slaughterhouses Van Miert to Clazing

Royal De Heus has signed a conditional agreement with poultry slaughterhouse Clazing to facilitate the latter's taking over of the poultry slaughterhouses of Van Miert and Mieki Hunsel from De Heus.

As a result of the agreement, De Heus acquires a minority stake in Clazing. With this step, the slaughter capacity is safeguarded. Hereby, a slaughterhouse combination has been created with a positive future outlook. The proposed transaction has yet to be approved by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).

To contribute to the Netherlands' preservation of slaughter capacity, De Heus recently took over the slaughterhouses of Van Miert and Mieki Hunsel.

De Heus aims to mainly focus on it score activity: the production of animal feeds.

The company said it has found the right partner with Clazing to take over its stake in Van Miert's slaughterhouses. With this move, two leading poultry slaughterhouses are brought together.

Poultry slaughterhouses Clazing and Van Miert will continue their own company strategy under the joint leadership of the Clazing brothers and Jerry van Miert.

Both slaughterhouses of Van Miert in Breukelen and Hunsel remains in operation.

As a minority shareholder in the new combination, De Heus will not actively take part in day-to-day management. This setup enables De Heus Voeders' 'broiler planning' to continue cooperation with all other slaughterhouses, De Heus said.

- De Heus