De Heus takes step into broiler market with acquisition

De Heus feeds takes over Kessels holding BV. The company includes Van der Linden & Co BV, Van der Linden & Co Beheer BV, Van der Linden Diervoeders BV, Van der Linden Poultry Farms BV and Van der Linden Poultry Products BV. With this, De Heus takes a new step in the broiler market.

With this, the company that specializes in feed takes a step into the poultry meat market. With the above-mentioned step, this succession is completed and De Heus confirms its confidence in the sustainable future of the regular Dutch and Belgian broiler sector," the company writes in the press release.

Looking for copper
In a press release from De Heus it can be read that Van der Linden has been looking for a successor for some time and with the sale the company is. Geert Kessels will remain as operational director and will be partly responsible for the slaughtering activities in the new situation. "For the suppliers and customers of Van der Linden Poultry Products BV, nothing will change in the daily course of business," the company writes.

Kessels holding recorded a loss of €2023 in 368.902, according to the filed annual accounts. A positive result was recorded in the previous financial year. Turnover figures are not known.

Matthew Bremer

Order Boerenbusiness Matthijs Bremer covers the meat markets. He also writes weekly about developments in the energy markets.

m.bremer@foodbusiness.nl

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