The South Island's Talley family has boosted its stake in Affco Holdings to 78.2 per cent.
Talley's Group, which has extensive fishing interests, on Thursday extended its 37c a share offer for the meat company to September 20.
The stake was disclosed in a substantial shareholder notice to NZX yesterday.
In October 2001 Talley's bought 10 per cent of Affco, which was founded in 1904 as the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Co-operative.
In 2006 it boosted its stake to over 50 per cent.
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