date:Nov 20, 2012
A spokesman for the company said the offal would be exported mainly to China, where offal is a popular food.
The specialised equipment will enable the company to further process offal and remove hearts, livers and gizzards from chickens. Carton Brothers already supplies the Asian market with chicken feet.
The demand for chicken offal in the Irish market is low so generally much of this material would go to waste each month.
Alo Mohan of the Irish Farmers Association Poultry Committee said it