He will be supported by Elwyn Griffiths BEIC deputy chairman; Duncan Priestner and James Baxter joint BEIC vice-chairmen; Jeffrey Vergerson BEIC treasurer; with Mark Williams continuing his role as BEIC chief executive and secretary.
The Covid-19 pandemic saw a rise in egg consumption with around eight billion eggs sold in retail last year, which was an increase of more than one billion on pre-pandemic levels.
Joret commented: “I’m proud to continue in my position as Chairman, alongside a hugely talented executive team led by Mark Williams, and together we look forward to not only satisfying British consumers’ great appetite for eggs, but also maintaining the exemplary standards, trust and recognition of the Lion.
“In addition, Lion recognition has increased beyond 80% in the last year and the British Lion Egg Processors petition, calling on retailers to use British eggs for British produced food, has had a fantastic response, with more than 30,000 signatures. We hope the success of our petition prompts a positive change from retailers to better support British farming.”