Dan Boulton takes Silver Fern Farms' reins as it dips into the red

Dan Boulton takes Silver Fern Farms' reins as it dips into the red
Dan Boulton took on the CEO role in February.
Riley Kennedy
One of Dan Boulton’s first tasks at the top job at Silver Fern Farms was to announce its first loss in several years.The country’s largest meat company has ended up in the red for the 2023 financial year as supply and demand dynamics weigh on product prices and the effect of last year’s cyclone on two of its plants in the North Island. For three consecutive years, Silver Fern Farms Limited, which trades as the operating company, has grown its profit up to $189.3 million with revenue at $3.27 billion in the 12 months...

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