This statistic shows the number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and the production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector. The number of meat processors and preservers has remained fairly steady overall in the period under consideration. In 2022, 1,277 enterprises operated in the processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products.
Number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector
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Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 8, 2024). Number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/712976/meat-producers-and-processor-numbers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712976/meat-producers-and-processor-numbers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712976/meat-producers-and-processor-numbers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Enterprises for The Processing and Preserving of Meat, and Production of Meat Products, including Poultry, in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2022, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712976/meat-producers-and-processor-numbers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712976/meat-producers-and-processor-numbers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Number of enterprises for the processing and preserving of meat, and production of meat products, including poultry, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2022, by sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/712976/meat-producers-and-processor-numbers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
