WATTPoultry StaffFrom the Author - Page 2EuropeNigel Williams to be CFO of UK 2 SistersHe will succeed Craig Tomkinson, who is taking a “career break.”Latest NewsNPPC inducts Bill Prestage into Hall of FameThe founder of Prestage Farms is honored posthumously for his commitment to family, community and industry growth.COVID-19COVID-19 death lawsuit against Pilgrim’s Pride dismissedJudge in Lufkin, Texas, says the plaintiffs failed to meet all requirements needed to find the company liable under the state’s Pandemic Liability Protection Act.Latest NewsSeaboard Triumph ends contract with sanitation serviceFayette Janitorial Service allegedly hired minors to work around dangerous equipment at the Seaboard Triumph Foods plant in Sioux City, Iowa.EuropeAtria acquiring Swedish convenience food company GoohGooh, with a production facility in Järna, has a 25% share of the convenience meals market in Sweden.Consumer TrendsChurch’s Texas Chicken reports record growth in 2023New markets are now being reached in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.Processing & SlaughterOSHA cites Case Farms for 14 alleged safety violationsThe company faces $393,449 in proposed OSHA penalties following inspection at facility in Winesburg, Ohio.EuropeAndrew Muir takes over as Northern Ireland ag ministerNorthern Ireland has been without an agriculture minister since Edwin Poots held that role from 2020 through 2022.TurkeyFelts named Butterball live operations vice presidentVernon Felts succeeds Walter Pelletier, who is retiring from the role.EuropePlukon acquires Spanish poultry producer RedondoDutch poultry integrator continues its European expansion, making this the second company from Spain it has acquired in the past four years.Processing & SlaughterPremier of Ontario Doug Ford tours Maple Leaf Foods plantThe poultry plant in London, Ontario, has been in operation since November 2022.North AmericaPeco Foods makes managerial changesSteve Evans is retiring as Peco’s chief commercial officer while Kevin Phillips and Scott Alexander take on new roles.Previous PagePage 2 of 8Next Page