The Times: Co-Op’s New Chief is Watching Over a Growing Flock

After years of chaos, the mutual is ready to expand

“In the ‘boardroom’ of the Kingsclere Estates, Steve Murrells, chief executive of Co-operative Group, is discussing the merits of North Country mules with Tim May, the fourth generation of his family to have farmed the estate.

[…] Like hundreds of other farms, Kingsclere has a long-term relationship with the retailer and is a member of the Co-op sheep farming group, which brings farmers together to collaborate and share ideas…”

Read this article on The Times here.