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business’ existing portfolio whilst aligning with its further expansion plans.
“ We are actively expanding our Cooked Convenience food products portfolio to meet the steadily growing demand for high-quality and easy-to-use ready-made meals from both end consumers and professional segments,” Dmytro says.“ The focus of this new product line includes fully cooked meat products such as chicken fillets, chunks, slices, nuggets, schnitzels, and cordon bleu.
“ To support the increasing demand and ensure a stable, scalable production of our cooked product range, we’ ve initiated one of the largest infrastructure projects in our company’ s history: the construction of a new Cooked Convenience food products plant in Slovakia. This facility will become a key pillar of our long-term cooked segment development, enabling us to deliver consistent quality, shorter lead times and outstanding services for both our Western and Eastern European markets. It will fully support our strategic ambition and our mission to be a reliable partner that drives the achievement of shared goals.”
Investing in production, people, and partnerships
In conjunction with this mission, EU Poultry is eyeing geographic expansion and is keen to acquire new distribution facilities to accommodate further growth and extend its services to more customers and clients across Europe.
“ Thanks to our sustainable development and continuous growth within our existing business, we are actively exploring opportunities to expand into new markets. Over the past year, we have been deeply engaged in an M & A project, reviewing potential acquisitions or mergers in countries such as Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and part of Italy,” Dmytro explains.“ As a result, we are now in active discussions with several business owners regarding potential partnerships and cooperation. We expect to see tangible results from these negotiations over the course of this year.
“ Our expansion strategy is carefully considered. Our distribution approach is based, not only on market size, but also on
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