ABP is set to take a 50% stake in Slaney Foods, the parent company of both Slaney Meats and Irish Country Meats (ICM), in what would be a major move within the Irish meat processing industry. Slaney Foods is a joint venture formed in 2000 between Linden Foods, a northern Irish meat processor, and the Allen family, the original founders of the Slaney company. ABP will acquire the Allen family’s 50% stake in Slaney, creating a new partnership with Linden.