Andy Dawkins, CEO at Avara, says: “From the very beginning, Avara has been a truly inclusive business; one that values diversity and harnesses the advantages that come from different ideas, perspectives and experiences. This doesn’t happen on its own. It requires purposeful actions and our strategic partnership with Meat Business Women will play an important part in ensuring we are a business where everyone can be the best version of themselves”.
We are pleased and excited to say that Avara Foods has become a strategic partner for Meat Business Women.
We are one of the UK’s biggest food businesses, supplying great tasting chicken and turkey to some of the biggest supermarkets and restaurants in the country.
It’s not what we do that sets us apart. It’s how we do it. Most importantly, it’s our team of dedicates colleagues that make it all possible. Our workforce is a melting pot of skills and expertise, with colleagues from the UK, Europe and beyond. We are proud to be diverse, inclusive company where people oversee every part of a production process that stretches from farm and feed mills all the way to the customer’s door.
Our aim is to create a thriving network that gives women across Avara the support, knowledge and inspiration to achieve their goals.
We work with integrity, accepting no less than the highest standards in all that we do. That’s why our customers trust us (and have done for the past 60 years)
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we have already set an aspiration for women to make up 40% of our senior management team by 2025.
95% of our workforce are directly employed. Our average length of service is 7+ years.
We want everyone that works at Avara to have a meaningful role and the opportunity to feel they are a part of our success. That’s why we’re committed to development and making sure that, whoever they are and whatever they do, at Avara there’s always an opportunity to get better.
We celebrate and champion women to inspire change.
