6,000 jobs saved after Fox's Biscuits owner buys British meat factories The company, 2 Sisters, has acquired the factories - which make products including fresh chicken and beef burgers - for an undisclosed amount from Vion, which last year put its UK business up for sale as part of a move to quit the country. Under the deal, 2 Sisters has bought factories in Coupar Angus, Cambuslang and Portlethen in Scotland and Llangefni, Sandycroft and Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It has also taken over poultry factories in Basildon and Witham in Essex and Eye in Suffolk, along with red meat factories in Victoria and Bodmin in Cornwall. In November, Vion said it planned to concentrate on its core markets in the Netherlands and Germany and was selling its UK operations. It has already closed its loss-making Hall's of Broxburn meat processing plant in West Lothian, with the loss of 1,700 jobs, and announced plans to close its lamb processing factory Welsh Country Foods, in Gaerwen, near Anglesey, which employs 350 people. Its UK pork division was sold in a management buy-out in December. Ranjit Singh, the chief executive of 2 Sisters, said: "We are delighted to be acquiring Vion UK's poultry and red meat businesses. They have faced significant uncertainty and tough trading in recent months, but today's acquisition secures a viable future. The deal comes after Vion announced that it had lost an important poultry contract with Sainsbury's last year. The acquisition is 2 Sisters' first move into the red meat sector and the group said the deal would allow it to meet growing demand for products sourced in Britain. Clive Black, an analyst at Shore Capital, said: "Following on from the 'horse gate' scandal, we have noted the plethora of commitments by retailers with respect to shorter and more simple supply chains and a desire to procure more meat from the UK." Mr Black also said the deal could be investigated by the Competition Commission after 2 Sister's parent company, Boparan, went on a recent acquisition spree that included buying Brookes Avana from Premier Foods. Currently, 2 Sisters employs 18,000 staff and has annual sales of more than £2.3bn.