Buyout of Cappoquin chicken plant moves step closer

A BUYOUT that could save hundreds of jobs at a key poultry processing plant Cappoquin Chickens is in sight.

Buyout of Cappoquin chicken plant moves step closer

The Co Waterford plant is in liquidation after snowballing financial problems. But it is believed that a British food company is about to complete the purchase of the west Waterford plant, in conjunction with a group of local farmers.

A full inspection of the site has already taken place and a “make-or-break” meeting is scheduled for later this week between the liquidator and the interested buyers. Up to 250 full-time and seasonal staff work at Cappoquin Chickens, which has operated just outside the town for more than four decades.

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