Poupart Limited has transferred ownership of its Poupart Ashford operation to BerryWorld Ltd, another part of the Poupart Group.

The move has been effective since January 1, 2002, and, says the company, comes in recognition of the close business relationship between activities at Ashford and the BerryWorld business. Ashford works almost exclusively for BerryWorld in packing soft fruit for the UK supermarkets.

The business changes its name to The Ashford Packhouse and becomes a division of BerryWorld Limitd.

Poupart says there will be no changes to the management structure and all employees have been transferred.