Robin Michael Faccenda (born 21 June 1937) is a businessman in the
poultry
Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, ...
industry. According to the 2005
Sunday Times Rich List, he was the 654th richest man in Britain with a combined wealth of £75m. , The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £45m.
Early life
He gained a National Diploma in Poultry from
Harper Adams College in 1961.
Career
He is the chairman of the
Faccenda Group
Faccenda Foods Limited (until April 2014: Faccenda Group Limited) is a privately owned UK business established in 1962 by Robin Faccenda, which supplies fresh poultry products.
In 2018, Faccenda and Cargill opened a joint venture to take over t ...
,
formerly the second largest Chicken processor in the UK, and owner of its parent company Hillesden Investments Ltd.
In 2018, Faccenda Foods and
Cargill opened a joint venture to take over their U.K. fresh poultry businesses,
Avara Foods, employing 6,000 people.
He previously owned several other businesses, including Direct Legal & Collections, a debt collection agency.
Faccenda was appointed
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the
2023 New Year Honours
The 2023 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebratio ...
for services to the UK poultry industry and education.
Personal life
He lives in
Hillesden in
Aylesbury Vale
The Aylesbury Vale (or Vale of Aylesbury) is a geographical region in Buckinghamshire, England, which is bounded by the Borough of Milton Keynes and South Northamptonshire to the north, Central Bedfordshire and the Borough of Dacorum (Hertford ...
,
Buckinghamshire, between
Bicester
Bicester ( ) is a historical market towngarden town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in Southern England that also comprises an eco town at North-East Bicester and self-build village aGraven Hill Its loca ...
and
Bletchley
Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated in the south-west of Milton Keynes, and is split between the civil parishes of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley.
Bletchley is best know ...
.
See also
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Bernard Matthews
References
1937 births
Alumni of Harper Adams University
British food industry businesspeople
Living people
People from Aylesbury Vale
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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