Banham Poultry is a British poultry producer, based in Attleborough,[1] Norfolk, with an annual turnover of £100 million.[2] Its chairman was Michael Foulger, who was also deputy chairman of Norwich City.[3]

In 2018, the company was put up for sale;[2] a few days later, two pest control contractors were found dead near the Banham site.[4]

The company has more than 1,000 employees.[1] The company was bought by Chesterfield Poultry in October 2018.[5]

In late October 2021, Banham Poultry was bought by the Boparan Private Office, owner of poultry processor 2 Sisters Food Group and Bernard Matthews.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Pest controllers found dead after 'chemical spill' at Norfolk poultry factory". news.sky.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Banham Poultry: Norfolk jobs could be at risk". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Michael Foulger". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Workers die in suspected gas leak at Banham Poultry". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Banham Poultry: 1,000 Attleborough jobs secured by sale". BBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Boparan Private Office buys Banham Poultry". Poultry.Network. 20 October 2021.