While the Royal wedding was big news at the end of last week, The Dealer heard on his rounds of Balmoral Show that Kepak was now in a union with the red meat division of 2 Sisters.

2 Sisters has two red meat factories in Cornwall and one in south Wales under the St Merryn Foods brand which it acquired from Vion in 2013. It has one facility in Scotland, a Macintosh Donald facility at Portlethen.

Kepak had nothing to report on the venture when contacted this week, but many in the trade think it is a done deal.