John Kirkpatrick is to leave Tesco, where he has worked in roles in the egg and poultry supply chain for the past nine years.
His most recent role was as sustainable farming manager for egg, poultry and feed and he was a well known figure at poultry events and conferences and an active participant in industry schemes such as the NFU’s poultry industry programme.
In a post on LinkedIn, Kirkpatrick said: “It has been a pleasure and indeed a very great privilege to serve the business since 2015 with the support and dedication of supplying farmers, processors, packers, stakeholders and TESCO colleagues both nationally and internationally helping to deliver a healthy, sustainable and affordable poultry and egg offer for our customers,”
Tesco has not yet announced his replacement.