10th Jul 2015 07:00
10th July 2015
Porta Communications Plc
("Porta" or "the Company")
New client win
Porta Communications Plc, the AIM quoted international marketing and communications business, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary business Newgate Communications has been appointed by 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturing companies. Newgate Communications will provide a combined corporate and financial communications and public affairs programme to support the growth of 2 Sisters Food Group.
The Birmingham-based 2 Sisters Food Group produces around a third of all the poultry consumed in the UK as well as ready meals, sandwiches, biscuits, pizzas, pies and other food products. Among its many brands are Goodfella's, Fox's Biscuits, Holland's Pies and Matthew Walker. In 2011 it bought Northern Foods and in 2013 purchased the UK arm of Dutch red meat group Vion.
Newgate will support 2 Sisters Food Group in all its food safety and animal welfare campaigns, as well as innovation initiatives within British agriculture and it's an ongoing expansion and modernisation programme. The role will include media relations, stakeholder and political outreach and support in financial communications.
David Wright, Chief Executive of Porta Communications, said "This appointment is further evidence of the demand for an integrated multi-service, multi-product communications offering."
Enquiries:
Porta Communications Plc
www.portacomms.com
David Wright, Chief Executive
Gene Golembiewski, Finance Director
+44 (0) 20 7680 6500
Redleaf PR - Media Enquiries
Charlie Geller / Emma Kane
+44 (0) 20 7382 4769
Notes to Editors:
Porta has two divisions:
· Communications - financial, corporate and consumer public relations, public affairs and research
· Marketing & Advertising - multi-capability marketing, brand and creative communications
· The Group currently has offices in Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brisbane, Bristol, Brussels, Canberra, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney
· The brands and companies it owns are: Newgate Communications, Newgate Threadneedle, PPS Group, Redleaf Polhill, 13 Communications, Publicasity, 2112 Communications and Summit Marketing Services
Further information is available at www.portacommunications.plc.uk
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