VION has a leading position in the European meat industry. It is an international food company that holds a leading position on the European markets for quality meat and convenience food. Vion will build on its current position at every link in the production chain, not only in beef, pork and lamb sectors, but in poultry and game as well. It’s specialty stretches to the complete processing of modern-day food products – from innovative ready-made and convenience food to Finger Food. In terms of innovation and quality, Vion has the capacity to quickly introduce innovations in the market aimed at meeting ever changing demand of customers in a diversity of situations. Vion employs a workforce of over 9.000, who are collectively responsible for a turnover of approx. 6 billion Euro (2005). The company is European market leader in the beef market and occupies the number two positions with respect to pork (www.vionfood.com). Vion is a subsidiary of Dutch-based Sovion N.V. (Lourens Heres)