Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.: Amatheon Agri Group Agrees to Take Over Best Beef Company and Best Pork Company Zambia

(DGAP-Media / 02.06.2015 / 11:31)

2 June 2015 

AMATHEON AGRI GROUP AGREES TO TAKE OVER THE BEST BEEF COMPANY AND BEST PORK COMPANY ZAMBIA

The Amatheon Agri Group, the Berlin-based agri and foods company, announced today it had entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the Best Beef Company and Best Pork Company, two Zambian abattoir and meat processors. The transactions were executed through the Amatheon subsidiary, The Real Meat Company Limited, and the Zambian competition authority has since approved the transactions.

The Amatheon Agri Group is a major player in the Zambian meat industry. The Best Beef Company, which was founded in 1997, slaughters and sells beef carcasses and fresh cuts. The company has steadily grown through their provision of high quality products. The Best Pork Company, which was founded in 2011, slaughters pork and processes various pork based products such as fresh pork meat, hams, bacons, polonies, sausages and other meat products. The company quickly developed itself to become a leading marketer of value added meat products to retail grocers, broad line food service distributors, full service restaurant chains and supermarkets.

Carl Heinrich Bruhn, founder and CEO of the Amatheon Agri Group, commented that, "we are very excited to add the Best Beef Company and Best Pork Company to our Zambian meat cluster. The acquisitions will create a strong player spanning the post-farm value chain with broad product offering in beef and pork. We see great potential for Best Beef and Best Pork as the companies have ideally positioned themselves over the last years to benefit from the growth in Zambian meat consumption."

The Amatheon Agri Group comprises sustainable farming, trading and food processing operations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alongside these three business pillars, Amatheon invests in sustainable land acquisition and development as well as farming concepts. The company secures its success through its use of local African expertise as well as significant international business experience.

Contact: Leweke von Hoff Phone: +49 30 53 000 90 05 Fax: +49 30 53 000 90 20 Mobile: +49 162 202 56 49 E-Mail: l.vonhoff@amatheon-agri.com

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Sprache: Deutsch Unternehmen: Amatheon Agri Holding N.V. Friedrichstrasse 95 10117 Berlin Deutschland Telefon: +49 (0)30 5 3000 9023 Fax: +49 (0)30 5 3000 9020 E-Mail: info@amatheon-agri.com Internet: www.amatheon-agri.com ISIN: NL0010273694 WKN: A1J4XD Börsen: Auslandsbörse(n) Paris

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