THE CATALAN POULTRY FEDERATION JOINS AVIANZA

With more than 300 companies associated with FAC, the common objective is to promote knowledge of poultry products and their contribution to a healthy diet among citizens, as well as to promote exports to new markets..

MADRID, January 22, 2021. The Catalan Poultry Federation (FAC) has joined as a new partner of AVIANZA, the Spanish Interprofessional Association of Poultry Meat, which represents 95% of the poultry industry in our country. The Catalan Poultry Federation is made up of more than 300 associated companies in Catalonia, one of the most powerful markets in the chicken, turkey and other poultry segment.

The objective of the FAC is to reinforce its role as a large producer of poultry meat in our country, as well as to proactively promote new activities and actions that allow increasing the positioning of the Catalan poultry industry, with special focus on the international level, one of the main challenges that AVIANZA faces for 2021.

Both AVIANZA and the Catalan Poultry Federation also make an important commitment to providing information on the properties of national poultry products and the benefits of healthy eating for citizens, as well as knowledge of the wealth of bird species and our restaurant proposals. and gastronomic culture.

For Joan Anton Rafecas, president of the Catalan Poultry Federation, “The incorporation of the FAC into Avianza allows us to further reinforce our role as a representative of one of the most powerful poultry meat markets, as well as take an active part in all the actions and initiatives that allow a better positioning of the Catalan sector both in Spain and in international markets, which represent an important business opportunity for our associates.”

For Jordi Montfort, secretary general of Avianza, “having the Catalan Poultry Federation in AVIANZA is a true privilege and a pleasure, since common values have united us for decades, and it allows us to join forces to face important challenges in the future.” To which he adds: “With the entry of FAC into our interprofessional organization, we further reinforce the image of unity as an industry before the institutions and the entire production and distribution chain, with the aim of addressing both the defense of the interests of thousands of companies and professionals, as well as advancing in the modernization and transformation of our sector, without forgetting internationalization as a driver of activity for our companies and products in international markets.”