Boparan Private Office acquires Germany’s Heidemark

GERMANY – Boparan Private Office, a United Kingdom-based investment vehicle, has agreed to acquire German poultry processor Heidemark.

The business is set to join the Netherlands-based Storteboom Food Group once regulatory clearance is secured.

The transaction will see Heidemark, which processes chicken and turkey products, integrated into Storteboom as a standalone operation in Germany while remaining under its existing name, leadership team, management structure and workforce.

Based in Ahlhorn in Lower Saxony, Heidemark was purchased from the Kalvelage family and is expected to contribute to Storteboom’s footprint across European poultry markets following completion of the deal.

Boparan Private Office, owned by entrepreneur Ranjit Boparan, holds Storteboom Food Group within its European division, positioning Heidemark alongside existing operations in the Netherlands, Poland and Ireland.

Heidemark chief executive Andres Ruff will continue to lead the company, stating that the new ownership provides an opportunity to expand activities across Europe while maintaining current production sites and preparing for additional investment.

Ranjit Boparan said the German processor aligns with the group’s focus on automation, innovation, productivity, and net-zero objectives, while former owner Christopher Kalvelage indicated that staff and management would remain in place under the new structure.

Veli Moluluo, chief executive of Storteboom Food Group, described the purchase as part of a long-term European plan aimed at increasing processing capacity, advancing product development and improving supply chain transparency across the region.

Completion of the acquisition remains contingent on approval from the European Commission, and until that process concludes, the companies will continue to function separately.

Company profiles

Heidemark, a third-generation family enterprise that evolved from a turkey specialist into a broader poultry processor, employs approximately 2,300 people across five facilities and records annual revenue of about US$830 million (EUR760 million).

Boparan Private Office, headquartered in Birmingham, oversees four divisions covering agriculture and property, United Kingdom food manufacturing, restaurant brands including Slim Chickens and Cinnamon Club, and Storteboom Food Group Europe, while its wider interests through Boparan Holdings Limited include 2 Sisters Food Group and UK Poultry and Meal Solutions, with combined annual turnover exceeding US$5.45 billion (EUR5 billion) and a workforce of around 25,000.

Meanwhile, 2 Sisters Food Group, also based in the United Kingdom, ranks among Europe’s largest poultry processors according to industry data, and Storteboom Food Group, headquartered in Zeewolde in the Netherlands, employs about 3,500 people across nine production sites and processes roughly 4.3 million chickens each week, generating more than US$1.31 billion (EUR1.2 billion) in annual revenue.

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