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FRANCE: Sauvaget Agro Alimentaire takes full control of Tilly-Sabco

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

One of France's leading pork processing groups, co-operative Cooperl Arc Atlantic, has unveiled a sizeable investment programme to modernise some…

FRANCE: Unicopa deal signals break up

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

One of France's leading pork processing groups, co-operative Cooperl Arc Atlantic, has acquired  Brittany counterpart Unicopa’s charcuterie arm, Brocéliande, after…

FRANCE: Entremont given reprieve on debt repayments

Entremont Alliance has confirmed that it has been granted a three-month extension on debt repayments, until the end-October.  The French…

FRANCE: Government to assess struggling Unicopa

Faced with financial difficulties in the majority of its activities, Unicopa is being assessed by an inter-ministerial committee on industrial…

EU/FRANCE: Brussels approves Paris aid for Tilly-Sabco

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…

FRANCE: Cooperl and Arca seal merger

France’s two leading pork-processing co-operatives, Cooperl and Arca, officially announced their merger at a general assembly of the two groups…

FRANCE: More consolidation in pork sector

French farming co-operatives Terrena and Pigalys, part of Unicopa, have announced the merger of their pork processing activities. The new…

FRANCE: Entremont Alliance invests in Brittany plant

Entremont Alliance has invested EUR6.3m (US$9.92m) in new production lines at its plant in Quimper, increasing annual capacity for Emmenthal…