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The '''list of largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe''' shows the largest [[Business enterprise|companies]] of the [[poultry industry]] in [[Europe]].
The list comprises companies that are all [[Animal slaughter|slaughtering]] [[chicken]] and most of them additionally other poultry such as [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]] and [[Duck as food|ducks]]. The companies are also active in meat processing and [[meat packing|packing]] as well as the production of [[meat]] products such as [[sausage]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.poultryinternational-digital.com/poultryinternational/202002/ |title=Top 11 European poultry producers |website=poultryinternational-digital.com |publication-date=2020-02-01 |access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref>
== List (2021) ==
The following list sorts the 10 largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe by the number of slaughtered poultry in the year 2021.
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.poultryinternational-digital.com/poultryinternational/october_2022/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=28#pg30 |title=Poultry International - October 2022 - page 28 - Top Europe Broiler Producers |website=poultryinternational-digital.com |date=2022-10-01 |access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Company name
!Headquarters
!Number of slaughtered poultry<br />annually in millions
|-
|1
|[[LDC Group]]
|[[Sablé-sur-Sarthe]],<br />{{FRA}}
|578,5
|-
|2
|[[2 Sisters Food Group]]<br />(Part of [[Boparan Holdings]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boparan Holdings replaces ABF as UK's largest food and drink manufacturer: survey |work=foodmanufacture.co.uk |date=2015-09-20 |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2015/09/21/Boparan-Holdings-beats-ABF-to-top-spot-in-food-and-drink-survey }}</ref>
|[[Birmingham]],<br />{{GBR}}
|520,0
|-
|3
|[[PrJSC MHP|MHP]]
|[[Kyiv]],<br />{{UKR}}
|492,0
|-
|4
|[[Plukon Food Group]]
|[[Wezep]],<br />{{NLD}}
|468,0
|-
|5
|[[Gruppo Veronesi]]
|[[Verona]],<br />{{ITA}}
|350,0
|-
|6
|[[PHW Group]]
|[[Visbek]],<br />{{DEU}}
|350,0
|-
|7
|[[Gap Resurs]]
|[[Moscow]],<br />{{RUS}}
|346,8
|-
|8
|[[Cherkizovo]]
|[[Moscow]],<br />{{RUS}}
|322,4
|-
|9
|[[Moy Park]]<br />(Part of [[Pilgrim's Pride]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pilgrim's Pride is acquiring Moy Park from JBS for $1.3 billion |work=EuroMeatNews |date=2017-09-12 |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://www.euromeatnews.com/Article-Pilgrims-Pride-is-acquiring-Moy-Park-from-JBS-for-%241.3-billion/167 }}</ref>
|[[Craigavon, County Armagh|Craigavon]],<br />{{GBR}}
|312,0
|-
|10
|[[Amadori (Company)|Amadori]]
|[[Cesena|San Vittore di Cesena]],<br />{{ITA}}
|250,0
|-
|}
== List (2018) ==
The following list sorts the 11 largest poultry slaughtering companies in Europe by the number of slaughtered poultry in the year 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 11 European poultry producers |last=Clements |first=Mark |work=wattagnet.com |date=2020-02-06 |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/39425-which-are-europes-leading-poultry-producers }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Feed and Livestock in Brazil, China, EU Consume Most Cerrado Soy |work=chainreactionresearch.com |date=2019 |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://chainreactionresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Feed-and-Livestock-in-Brazil-China-EU-Consume-Most-Cerrado-Soy-1-1.pdf}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Company name
!Headquarters
!Number of slaughtered poultry<br />annually in millions
|-
|1
|[[LDC Group]]
|[[Sablé-sur-Sarthe]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lambert Dodard Chancereul Group story |work=LDC.fr |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://www.ldc.fr/en/know-us/}}</ref><br />{{FRA}}
|541.2
|-
|2
|[[Plukon Food Group]]
|[[Wezep]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plukon Food Group Home |work=Plukon.com |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://www.plukon.com/ }}</ref><br />{{NLD}}
|426.4
|-
|3
|[[Cherkizovo]]
|[[Moscow]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contacts |work=cherkizovo.com |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://cherkizovo.com/en/contacts/ }}</ref><br />{{RUS}}
|397.0
|-
|4
|[[Gruppo Veronesi]]
|[[Verona]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contacts |work=GruppoVeronesi.it |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://www.gruppoveronesi.it/en/contacts }}</ref><br />{{ITA}}
|350.0
|-
|5
|[[PHW Group]]
|[[Visbek|Rechterfeld]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imprint |work=phw-gruppe.de |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://www.phw-gruppe.de/en/imprint/ }}</ref><br />{{GER}}
|350.0
|-
|6
|[[PrJSC MHP|MHP]]
|[[Kyiv]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=MHP |work=mhp.com.ua |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://mhp.com.ua/en/ }}</ref><br />{{UKR}}
|349.0
|-
|7
|[[2 Sisters Food Group]]
|[[Birmingham]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where To Find Us - 2SFG |work=2sfg.com |access-date=2023-02-25 |url= https://www.2sfg.com/Divisions/Where-To-Find-Us }}</ref><br />{{GBR}}
|323.0
|-
|8
|[[Moy Park]]
|[[Craigavon, County Armagh|Craigavon]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moy Park - The European Food Company of Choice |work=Moy Park Ltd |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://moypark.com/}}</ref><br />{{GBR}}
|312.0
|-
|9
|[[Amadori (Company)|Amadori]]
|[[Cesena|San Vittore di Cesena]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |work=amadori.com |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://www.amadori.com/en/contact-us}}</ref><br />{{ITA}}
|250.0
|-
|10
|[[Gap Resurs]]
|[[Moscow]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=GAP Resource |work=en.gapresurs.ru |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://en.gapresurs.ru/ }}</ref><br />{{RUS}}
|228.6
|-
|11
|[[Prioskolye (Company)|Prioskolye]]
|[[Belgorod]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=AO Prioskolie: Contact info |work=prioskol.ru |access-date=2023-02-25 |url=https://prioskol.ru/index/contact-info/data/}}</ref><br />{{RUS}}
|223.0
|-
|}
== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of companies by industry|Poultry]]
[[Category:Lists of companies of Europe|Poultry]]
[[Category:Lists of largest private companies by country|*Europe]]
[[Category:Economy-related lists of superlatives]]
[[Category:Meat industry]]
[[Category:Poultry]]