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Leader in the broiler breeder market in Argentina, Reproductores Cobb held a special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the partnership between Cobb-Vantress Inc and Granja Tres Arroyos.

 

“We cannot speak of poultry business in Argentina without talking about Joaquin De Grazia, chief executive officer of Granja Tres Arroyos,” said Gustavo Wassermann, operations manager for Cobb-Vantress Brasil.

 

“Our partnership with Granja Tres Arroyos assures us leadership in Argentina where Reproductores Cobb holds an 80 percent share of the open market.”

 

More than 150 guests attended the celebration event at Sam Nicolas on the Parana River organised by Reproductores Cobb, which handles distribution of Cobb products throughout the country.

 

Among those taking part were Jerry Moye, president of Cobb-Vantress Inc, Jairo Arenazio, director general of Cobb-Vantress Brasil, Rodrigo Terra, product manager for Cobb-Vantress Brasil, and Frank Siewerdt, Cobb-Vantress geneticist in the United States. 

 

Speakers at the event included Carlitos Paez, one of the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes, and the economist and journalist Thomas Bulat, who spoke about the positive outlook for the poultry industry and agribusiness in South America.

 

Cobb-Vantress, Inc. is a poultry research and development company engaged in the production, improvement and sale of broiler breeding stock.  Cobb is the world’s oldest pedigree broiler breeding company. Since 1916 Cobb has grown into one of the world’s leading suppliers of broiler breeding stock with distribution in 100 countries. Cobb has contributed to the dynamic efficiency and growth of an industry that has transformed chicken into an economically affordable healthy protein source for many of the world's almost seven billion people.

 

 

 

The event brought together the leaders of Cobb in South America

and the United States with Reprodutores Cobb of Argentina

 

 

 

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For further information please contact:

 

Clark Baird

Cobb-Vantress

+1 479 524 3166

 

Roger Ranson

BHR Communications

+44 845 402 6527

 

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