Abbreviation BPC Legal status Non-profit Membership 70 companies | Type Trade association Purpose Poultry meat in the UK | |
Location 5 - 11 Lavington Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0NZ | ||
The British Poultry Council is the United Kingdom's national trade group for the poultry meat industry, representing them in public relations, policy making and standardisation.
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Structure
It is situated just off Southwark Street (A3200) near the Blue Fin Building, and just south of the Tate Modern.
Members include Bernard Matthews and the Faccenda Group. The CEO has been Andrew Large since 2013, previously CEO of the Cleaning and Support Services Association.
Scholarships program
The Council offers 2 yearly 3,500 pound scholarships to Harper Adams University.
In March 2016 it was announced that the council would be put in charge of the code on chicken-farming from 27th April 2016. It has produced new non-statutory guidance on how to comply with the legislation.
References
British Poultry Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA