AB AGRI ‘CHICKEN RUN’ AND ‘DRINK FOR DAIRY’ DELIVERS FOR THE INDUSTRY AND PEOPLE


IN NEED Teams across AB Agri have come together to help the agricultural industry and vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis, in a novel way. Employees took up the challenge of a 5,000-mile ‘Chicken Run’ to deliver 5,000 chickens and 10,000 litres of milk to charity. Working in conjunction with the charity


FareShare, a national network of charitable food redistributors, AB Agri colleagues initially joined together to walk, run and hop a combined total of 5,000 miles. On completion of the challenge AB Agri donated 5,000 whole chickens supplied by initiative partners, Chesterfield Poultry and 2 Sisters Food Group. Simon Heath, Managing Director of AB


Agri’s Compound Feed business explains, “As the effects of COVID-19 continue to impact on all aspects of daily life, not least to the British farming sector, this is part of our effort to support our industry and help provide a nutritious, home-grown product to those who need it most.” Colleagues literally made a dash to


help, all of course following social distancing guidelines along the way. The challenge started with AB Agri colleagues from around the country all individually contributing to reach the 5,000 mile target. Heath continued, “We approached our


partners to purchase the 5,000 chickens and were delighted that Chesterfield Poultry contributed a further 2,000 chickens to the charity. This means that as a combined activity we are able to donate 7,000 fresh chickens or the equivalent of over 40,000 meals.” Nadeem Iqbal, Managing Director at


Chesterfield Poultry said, “When we heard about the challenge, we were delighted to be involved, supporting our industry and families in the UK that need help through these difficult times.” And the challenge didn’t stop with


chickens. Spurred on by the efforts, colleagues then took up the next challenge of drinking 10,000 litres of water in exchange for a donation of 10,000 litres of milk to FareShare. While fun was had along the way, the chickens and milk will have a very real benefit for the end recipients. FareShare food reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters and community cafes. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, it continues its full national operation to get food to vulnerable people. Heath concludes, “We are looking forward to continuing to develop ideas to


support our industry and FareShare over the forthcoming months and developing a longer-term partnership. With that in mind we are now launching our third initiative and this time we are asking for help not only from our colleagues but from our customers and the wider industry too. Stoke up the BBQs, we’re looking for a combined effort of eating 20,000 sausages and we’ll donate the same to FareShare.” AB Agri is delighted to be able


to represent the industry in this great initiative, playing its part in the nation’s efforts through the challenges of COVID- 19. Further details of how to get involved in the challenge and help deliver the new challenge can be found by visiting @ABNFeed on Facebook or via LinkedIn.


DUPONT ANIMAL NUTRITION TO PARTNER WITH PROTEON PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE


POULTRY INDUSTRY DuPont Animal Nutrition has announced a partnership with Proteon Pharmaceuticals to bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers in selected countries, strengthening DuPont’s gut health solutions for poultry and helping to further mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The threat of antimicrobial resistance


sparked recent investment into bacteriophage technologies. Modern analytics and omics technologies have enabled screening and identification of bacteriophage candidates for a specific bacterial challenge, with significant feed and food safety implications. This emerging technology is already used in the animal food industry. DuPont invited Proteon Pharmaceuticals


to partner for their compatible work culture, solid scientific approach and leading position amongst their peers in bringing phage technology to market. Poultry farmers in selected markets are already benefiting from using Proteon’s technology to ensure biosecurity via the waterline and to improve production efficiency. “Proteon Pharmaceuticals is a pioneer


in bacteriophage technology used in animal farming. They have been developing this technology for more than 10 years. It has been tested in Europe and Asia and proven in terms of efficacy and stability,” said Aart Mateboer, business leader, DuPont Animal Nutrition. “This technology fits with our nutribiotic approach. We are pleased to add it to our range of solutions for poultry producers.” “We strongly believe that our technology


might be considered as the future of animal health and nutrition and will help to reduce antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance.” said Jarosław Dastych, CEO, Proteon Pharmaceuticals. “We are excited to take this next step with DuPont to bring the benefits of bacteriophage technology as a feed additive to poultry producers globally.”


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ADISSEO SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF


FRAMELCO GROUP Bluestar Adisseo Company has announced the signature of an agreement to acquire FRAmelco Group, a Dutch feed additive company (meaning FRAnklin Group BV and its wholly owned subsidiaries – hereafter “FRAmelco”). This transaction is part of Adisseo’s


strategy to boost specialties growth to become one of the worldwide leaders of specialty feed ingredients in animal nutrition and will reinforce Adisseo’s position in the promising Health by Nutrition market segment. FRAmelco Group, a family owned


multinational group headquartered in The Netherlands, operates 3 plants located in The Netherlands, Spain and Thailand and generates gross sales of about €30 million per year. Most of FRAmelco sales are made


of Glycerides (short and medium chain fatty acids) to maintain animal health and to improve animal performance and Lysolecithins to improve feed digestibility. FRAmelco’s industrial


footprint,


its product range, its technologies, the species addressed, and its target markets are highly complementary to Adisseo’s. It will allow the combined business to


implement integrated solutions and offer even more value to customers who want to reduce antibiotic usage and enhance animal resilience. Commenting on the acquisition,


Jean-Marc Dublanc, CEO of Adisseo, said: “We look forward to welcoming the FRAmelco management and employees with their great knowledge and expertise. The acquisition of FRAmelco is bringing products, solutions and know-hows to better address our customers’ current and future needs. Together, we will set up an efficient


organization which will allow us to strengthen our global product portfolio’s competitiveness. We will become the leader in short and medium chain fatty acids, a promising technology which fits perfectly with our vision of contributing to healthier animals through nutrition. We will also mutually benefit from respective strengths and global commercial coverage to better serve customers and capture market growth.” Lars Snijders, CEO of FRAmelco


added: “We are excited to become part of Adisseo because both companies are driven by the same ambition – to deliver the most innovative and sustainable feed solutions to customers. We are proud of what we have achieved


in recent years, bringing solutions and value to our clients through our Glycerides and Lysolecithins technologies. By combining our strengths with those of Adisseo, we can jointly accelerate success.”


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