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Alliance Group (NZ) Limited is a is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliance Group Limited. We are a leading food company owned by skilled and passionate Kiwi farmers who produce the finest quality free-range grass-fed natural lamb, beef and venison. 

Our farmers love what they do and have a deep affinity with the land. They are proud, and so are we, of producing food for people across the globe where we are recognised as a guarantee of both quality and food safety. 

We're a global leader in procuring, processing and marketing the world's best quality red meat products. We're becoming a food company with world-class processing and livestock capability and our products are enjoyed in more than 65 countries across the globe. 

As New Zealand's only 100% farmer owned red meat co-operative, we put our farmers at the heart of everything we do and aim to maximise returns to our committed farmers and support them to operate profitable and sustainable farms.

www.puresouth.co.uk

In 1933, Thomas Leslie Caldecott moved his young family to Wythall, Worcestershire, where his sons, Les and Peter, saw an opportunity to grow turkeys for the Christmas market and provided much needed Christmas work for the villagers.

In the early 1990’s Robert Caldecott resurrected the Caldecott Christmas turkey initially producing 2,500 turkeys. Today, Caldecott’s produce 60,000 turkeys (free range Bronze and barn reared white) and 150,000 free range chicken.

The environment and wildlife is very important to us and in recent years we have converted a four acre field to a conservation area complete with 1.5 acre lake.

www.caldecottfarms.co.uk

In the 1970s, a group of Yorkshire pig farmers joined forces to mill their own feed, and Cranswick was formed.  

In the 1980s, we moved into food production, creating one of the UK’s first ‘farm to fork’ offerings for the rapidly changing grocery market. Today, we’re one of the largest food producers in Britain, remaining true to our ethos of creating authentically made British food, without compromise.  

Through shrewd investment, organic growth and good old-fashioned Yorkshire pragmatism, we’ve built a business focused on flavour, authentic production and exceptional quality, whilst remaining focussed on investing in the best production facilities in the industry.

We farm and supply pigs; produce fresh pork, gourmet sausages; gourmet bacon and premium cooked meats. We have a Continental Foods business and most recently, entered the chicken market where we operate a fully vertically integrated system for British chicken. 

We employ over 12,500 colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and without the commitment and dedication of our teams, we would not be where we are today.

We are passionate about the British meat industry and ensuring the industry remains an attractive sector to work and we are proud to support The Worshipful Company of Butchers. 

www.cranswick.plc.uk

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EFCIS / ICBA UK provide protection against bad debt, accrued through insolvency or long-term non-payment (Protrac1042ted Default) via a credit insurance policy. Acting as the intermediary, to pro-actively and consistently monitor everything from trading levels to insurance cover. Acting as the expert in this field.

Our industry leading bespoke online system – ARC, enables us to ensure that every client is over 90%+ insured* and with top-level contacts across the entire Credit Insurance market we offer a comprehensive range of value-added services. From increasing your own Credit Ratings with Insurers using our ‘MaxCredit’ offering, to reviewing your credit control procedures and best practices, even supporting with third party Collections. Our services are without charge to any client that takes out a policy. Our offering, expertise and experience means that every client benefits from our unrivalled service.

EFCIS / ICBA UK is sponsored in their corporate partnership with Butchers' Hall by industry leading Credit Insurer Atradius, that work with more than 240 million companies, using their knowledge and expertise to offer business predictive protection and enable growth opportunities no matter the economic environment. Atradius have a team of experts who specialise in the food sector, and offer free economic, payment and country reports, via the publications page on their website.

Managing the EFCIS offering within Butchers Hall, Liveryman Danielle Cousins brings along 20 years’ specialist experience in the Meat Sector within Credit Insurance. 

Contact Danielle Cousins

www.efcis.com

G. Mondini UK Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of G. Mondini SpA. We offer innovative and highly efficient packaging solutions to all areas of the Food & Drinks sector.

Our core competence is sealing and handling technology, which is complimented by a unique portfolio of packaging technologies including PaperSeal® and Darfresh® on Tray.

Operating from our brand new facility complete with Demo Centre in Staffordshire, our sales and service business is primed to support our customers and industry colleagues.

www.gmondini.co.uk

Hilton Food Group is the leading international food packing business with 18 production sites in the UK / Ireland / Europe / Asia Pacific with over 5,000 employees throughout the Group. 

Hilton has successfully expanded its product range into new proteins and categories such as seafood, vegetarian, sous vide, food service and fresh convenience foods. We build and operate large scale, extensively automated and robotised food processing, packing and logistics facilities for major international retailers on a dedicated basis. 

Our business is based on a total partnership approach with our customers and suppliers forged over many years.

www.hiltonfoodgroup.com

Interfood Technology are premier distributors and service partners in the UK and Ireland for some of the best known international, blue-chip manufacturers of food processing and packaging equipment. Interfood Technology’s customers range from global brands through to artisan manufacturers, processing meat, cheese, and plant-based food and drink products. 

Interfood Technology’s best-in-class service and technical support ensures we identify the best solutions to match customer requirements and that their equipment is optimised, fully operational, reliable, and excellent value for money. Backed up by our professional team of OEM-trained technicians based across the UK and Ireland, we offer rapid breakdown assistance, flexible service support contracts, training and support programmes, and high volumes of spare parts held at our warehouses in the UK and Ireland. 

For more information, visit www.interfoodtechnology.com

Leo Group has specialised in animal by-products for more than 20 years, collecting and processing material from abattoirs, butchers, poultry processors and food processors nationwide.

The Group is owned by a family with a strong farming heritage which provides us with a unique understanding of the entire supply chain from start to finish. It is this knowledge that enables us to work with our suppliers to ensure we maximise the return for their product by adding value through excellent service and best commercial terms. 

We produce ingredients used for aviation fuel, bio-diesel, electricity generation, cooked and raw petfood and animal feed – to the exacting specifications requested by our customers to meet their requirements.

We are proud to provide ingredients to the largest pet food producers worldwide and understand the importance of working closely with our suppliers to procure the highest quality products. Our team liaise with our customers and feedback their specific requirements to our suppliers to ensure we continuously meet their expectations.

We acknowledge the importance of the supplier in the process and work continuously with them to produce the best standard of product possible. In a continuously evolving market, our customers are continually demanding higher specification products; with our collaboration with suppliers and our advanced processing techniques, we are able to deliver on this.

Above all we are committed to maintaining our ethos of achieving through quality and ensuring we are a trusted partner for our suppliers and customers. 

www.leogroupltd.co.uk

Pilgrim’s UK is one of the country’s biggest food and farm businesses. We employ more than 5,500 people across our 14 sites, making the highest quality sustainable products at our state-of-the-art, well-invested manufacturing facilities located across the country. Many of our sites are centres of operational excellence, setting the bar for sustainable food production in areas such as bacon and sliced cooked meats. 

We are the leading producer of higher welfare pork globally and support over 1,000 British farmers who share our belief in the highest standards on animal welfare, efficiency, and quality. Our own farming operation is 100% RSPCA Higher Welfare, making us the largest producer of higher welfare pork globally, delivering 25% of pig meat to UK consumers. 

As industry leaders when it comes to sustainability, we have committed to our entire operation achieving net zero emissions by 2030, and are the best performing in the industry when it comes to food waste, with just 0.1% waste levels, and soy usage with it only making up 8% of our own pigs’ diets which is less than any other pig supply chain in Europe. 

We are proud to be a trusted partner to the UK’s leading supermarkets and provide the UK with food that people know and love, as well as creating innovative new products to meet the changing tastes of consumers. Our products are the most sustainable in the market, giving consumers the peace of mind that their purchases are helping to protect the environment.

The business is a division of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, the second largest food company in the world, whose team farm, process, prepare, package and deliver fresh, frozen and value-added food products for sale in more than 100 countries.

www.pilgrimsuk.com

Reiser is a leading supplier of food processing and packaging equipment and solutions. For over 60 years, Reiser has helped food processors produce a higher quality product more efficiently. From single machines to complete processing-to-packaging production lines, our solutions combine specialised equipment, custom engineering and in-depth expertise to meet any customer challenge.

Not only are we experts on our equipment, we also understand our customers’ product applications. We have an extensive staff of master butchers, bakers, application specialists and packaging specialists who are all available to consult with customers and help determine the correct solution that best meets their requirements. Every one of our Reiser Specialists is an authority in their industry, with a deep knowledge of technology backed with years of application expertise.

Processors are invited to visit the Reiser Customer Centre where they can test and develop new products and processes under the same conditions found in most food plants. Our facility features customisable processing rooms with space to run individual machines or fully automated lines. The Centre also features a full kitchen for cooking and sampling finished products.

Our total commitment to customers positions us as the one supplier that food processors can trust for better, smarter solutions.

Sealed Air is in business to protect, to solve critical packaging challenges, and to make our world better than we found it. 

For decades, our CRYOVAC® brand food packaging solutions have enabled a more efficient, secure, and less wasteful global food supply chain. 

CRYOVAC® brand food packaging’s heritage goes back to 1941 when it was first used to protect food delivered to soldiers on the front line in World War 2.  Since then, our materials have revolutionised food packaging worldwide with the development of vacuum shrink bags, laminates, and case-ready solutions that extend the shelf-life of red meat and other foods across a wide range of industrial and retail sectors. 

Sealed Air are very proud to be partnering The Worshipful Company of Butchers through these uncertain times. Our colleagues have long been members and this partnership reflects our continued association with, and support for, the meat industry.

www.sealedair.com

Thermotraffic UK Ltd. is a subsidiary of Thermotraffic Holland B.V. which has operated since 1987 as one of the leading specialists for temperature-controlled logistics worldwide. Together wirh Thermotraffic GmbH we form the Thermotraffic Group. The Group has offices/subsidiaries all over Europe, in the most important European seaports, and is part of the Japanese Nichirei Corporation, one of the world’s leading companies in temperature-controlled logistics and the largest cold store operator in Asia. Thermotraffic GmbH was initially founded in the heart of the German meat industry, and is still based in Versmold (Westfalia) also known as the “secret sausage capital”, and Thermotraffic Holland originates from a company tied into the meat industry, so the group has a very strong connection with the international meat trade. Today, Thermotraffic is one of the preferred partners for the meat industry.

Our vision is to be the preferred partner for customers in the food industry who demand the highest standards in terms of quality, knowledge, and value by creating and providing exceptional supply chain solutions for worldwide (temperature controlled) logistics. We strive for long-term partnerships with our customers, suppliers, and staff and act with our key values in mind; People, Quality, Business Partner, Specialist, and Performance Driven.

We focus on the meat/protein import -and export market. Our dynamic, flexible teams develop and realise all-round solutions for cool-chain logistics. The supply chain has changed dramatically recently which has shown how vulnerable the food supply chain has become. As a group we have facilities and technologies to not only take out cost but to ensure we can provide the whole service to support our clients, so they can become even more successful in their respective markets. Our effective Rotterdam model – integrated forwarding and warehousing services – is one of the big advantages we offer our customers.

Being a specialist in the specific market we operate in, customers can count on a high level of knowledge and expertise, certainly on (customs) import -and quota regulations, and legislation. In the UK, our focus is on expanding our footprint in the cold store industry, and we have a 50% interest in Kevin Hancock Ltd. one of the UK’s most leading specialists in VAS and temperature-controlled food services for manufacturers and producers. 

www.thermotraffic.com