ABP food group has acquired a second production facility in Poland, continuing its expansion in the country.

The facility, which is understood to have cost up to €10 million, will increase ABP’s production capacity in Poland to over 100,000 animals per year.

The company entered Poland in 2011 through the acquisition of a plant in Pniewy, and currently employs over 130 people there.

"After Ireland, Poland is the second largest beef exporter to the European market and this expansion will allow ABP Poland to further solidify our position as a sustainable supplier of high quality Polish beef products to customers throughout Europe," company chief executive Paul Finnerty said,

The company processes one million cattle each year across its facilities in Ireland, UK and Poland, and is the largest processor of beef in Ireland and the UK.