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FRANCE: Sauvaget Agro Alimentaire takes full control of Tilly-Sabco
20 May 2011
French poultry group Tilly-Sabco now has one shareholder after Sauvaget Agro Alimentaire, its majority shareholder, gained 100% of the company.
FRANCE: Cooperl to invest EUR30m annually in upgrading plants
11 June 2010
One of France's leading pork processing groups, co-operative Cooperl Arc Atlantic, has unveiled a sizeable investment programme to modernise some of its 15 plants, most of which are located in western France.
FRANCE: Unicopa deal signals break up
16 December 2009
Struggling French food co-op Unicopa is to be broken up after an agreement was struck with its banks and financial backers.
FRANCE: Cooperl buys Unicopa charcuterie arm
9 December 2009
One of France's leading pork processing groups, co-operative Cooperl Arc Atlantic, has acquired Brittany counterpart Unicopa’s charcuterie arm, Brocéliande, after talks lasting five months.
FRANCE: Entremont given reprieve on debt repayments
26 June 2009
Entremont Alliance has confirmed that it has been granted a three-month extension on debt repayments, until the end-October.
FRANCE: Government to assess struggling Unicopa
19 March 2009
Faced with financial difficulties in the majority of its activities, Unicopa is being assessed by an inter-ministerial committee on industrial restructuring (Ciri).
EU/FRANCE: Brussels approves Paris aid for Tilly-Sabco
30 January 2009
The European Commission has authorised French restructuring aid of EUR3.6m (US$4.6m) to Tilly-Sabco, the poultry export arm of French co-operative group Unicopa.
FRANCE: Cooperl and Arca seal merger
5 September 2008
France’s two leading pork-processing co-operatives, Cooperl and Arca, officially announced their merger at a general assembly of the two groups held in Lamballe, Brittany, yesterday (4 September).
FRANCE: More consolidation in pork sector
3 September 2008
French farming co-operatives Terrena and Pigalys, part of Unicopa, have announced the merger of their pork processing activities.
FRANCE: Entremont Alliance invests in Brittany plant
26 June 2008
Entremont Alliance has invested EUR6.3m (US$9.92m) in new production lines at its plant in Quimper, increasing annual capacity for Emmenthal and cheddar cheeses to 30,000 tonnes.
FRANCE: Terrena to buy Unicopa poultry operations
13 March 2008
French cooperative Terrena is to buy the poultry-processing operations of local food group Unicopa, the two groups have announced.
FRANCE: Tilly-Sabco rescue plan gets court ok
3 January 2008
A court in France has approved a rescue plan for French co-operative group Unicopa’s poultry abattoir subsidiary, Tilly-Sabco.
FRANCE: Bird flu scare hits Unicopa profits
23 July 2007
French co-operative group Unicopa has posted a loss of some EUR2.7m (US$3.7m) for 2006 due in part to a bird flu scare.
