Scroll through the newsletter to read all news articles from June.

We would like to inform you that Raymond Valk, the former Sales Director Netherlands & Western Europe BU Retail, leaves Vion. We thank Raymond for his many years of dedication to Vion and the contribution he has made in this regard.

Beginning this month a total of ten colleagues participated in the first live training for Project Managers in Boxtel. During this training, the participants learned the basic skillset to manage their own projects. The training is available for all colleagues via the Vion Academy.

Vion Groenlo officially opened its redesigned site on Friday 17 June. The new site, which has been expanded with a total area of 8500 m², is designed to be future-proof, equipped with a new porter's lodge and contributes to increasing animal welfare, biodiversity and road safety, among other things.

For over ten years, Vion Food Group has been conducting a representative consumer survey in Germany. This survey tells us more about consumers' attitudes towards meat and helps us understand consumer motivation and behaviour. That way we can respond to consumer trends, such as the desire for regional products, sustainable production or organic products.

It is announced today that after a career at Vion spanning almost 30 years, John de Jonge will be leaving the organisation on 1 September. John has decided to take on a new challenge and accept a role as CEO outside our sector. Leon Cuypers will succeed John and has been appointed as the new COO of BU Pork as of 1 September.

When we recently told you about the marketing programme for rosé veal which began in Germany in late 2021, we were a little too optimistic in announcing a Bavarian counterpart to Hilden. Click on the button to read more.

A new top premium regional brand is the latest star of the Vion portfolio. The Vion Bad Bramstedt team has developed and registered a special regional programme for Northern Germany under the name "Wat’n Rind!". 

After three years of absence, Internorga trade fair once again took place in May. The fair attracted 50% fewer visitors than in 2019. Nevertheless, the Salomon booth was very well attended and 1,200 leads were generated (75% of the 2019 number).

Our retail team had a very successful presentation at PLMA with a great number of new contacts and a lot of interest to our new product highlights. Today we sent this press release about it.