ABP Foods, the group founded and chaired by beef baron Larry Goodman, looks set to be the first European company to take advantage of the lifting of the US ban on beef from Europe.
The Louth-based company is understood to be on the brink of announcing a major contract with US giant Sysco, one of the world’s largest food distributors.
The deal will see the company’s premium beef sold through the US retail chain Whole Foods, an upmarket grocer that specialises in natural and organic foods.
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