Last week we got in the festive spirit and visited Bailey’s turkeys to find out about their business and how they use their SALSA approval.
Bailey’s is a family-run business in Cheshire that is owned and run by brothers Michael and David Bailey.
Bailey’s has specialised to become the region’s leading producer of turkeys. Using breeds that are slow-maturing, they have been able to produce meat with a fantastic flavour.
While the business has had great success in this area, some years ago the brothers began to contract kill and process chicken, to allow Baileys to utilise their facilities and staff on a year-round basis.
Today Bailey’s contract kill one million chickens a year for a range of clients including Waitrose and Daylesford organics, employing fifteen full-time staff. SALSA accreditation has been an important selling point in their client relationships and has helped the company make the move to include chicken processing.
Bailey’s passed their first SALSA audit when the scheme began in 2007. The company remains certified to this day and has recently undergone an audit.
Watch a video of the visit below.
- Chris - 20/12/2011
Great video - useful information about how SALSA is good for smaller producers