The ABP Food Group has today (Friday, May 1) announced the acquisition - by its affiliated entity ABP GmbH - of Vion Food Group’s beef processing facility in Germany.

The acquisition, which is subject to antitrust approval as well as other customary closing conditions, is expected to complete during the second half of 2026.

The Vion Buchloe site is an abattoir and boning facility, located in the Allgäu region of southern Germany.

It has "long-established strong connections to the local farming industry," according to a statement from the company.

Frank Stephenson, CEO, ABP Food Group, said: “We are delighted that the wider ABP group is set to enter the German beef processing industry via ABP GmbH’s planned acquisition of Vion Buchloe.

"Post acquisition, it will be very much business as usual with a commitment to building on Vion Buchloe’s well-established tradition and reputation for high-quality Bavarian red meat products.”

Beef processor

ABP Food Group and its affiliates are one of Europe’s leading privately-owned agribusinesses and are the largest beef processor in Ireland and the UK, according to the processor.

The company also operates renewable (Olleco), pet food (C&D), and protein divisions.

ABP employs over 14,000 people and has over 50 manufacturing plants operating across nine countries.

In Ireland ABP Food Group last month announced the opening its Wagyu Programme for new farmer applications.

The ABP Wagyu Programme has been in operation for several years now and offers dairy farmer-members free artificial insemination (AI) straws and a guaranteed minimum price for their calves.

The supermarket giant Aldi has confirmed to Agriland that it plans to source more Wagyu beef from Irish farmers through ABP Food Group suppliers.