International meat companies line up to buy shares in Sokołów

Sokołów is one of the leading Polish meat companies, with revenues of more than zł.1 billion last year. The enterprise has adjusted its production lines to EU standards, and is opening new franchise shops in Berlin. Smithfield already owns a 15.2% stake in Spain's Campofrio, the sole owner of a smaller Polish meat company, Morliny. A combined deal is also seen as a possibility, with Danish Crowne acquiring Sokołów shares and exchanging them with Smithfield for Morliny. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) T.J.