[3] In 1978, Plukon was created as a merger of the 1964 established brand Friki and the poultry company Bekebrede in Barneveld, the name being the acronym Pluimvee Kombinatie Nederland.

[2] Plukon's main sales territories are the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

In Germany, products are marketed either fresh or frozen under the brands Friki, Pingo, Stolle, Maiski, FairMast and private labels.

[17] In May 2021, environmental activists blocked the access roads of the poultry slaughterhouse in Gudensberg in an action of civil disobedience.

The activists demanded a closure of the plant for reasons of animal welfare and danger of Corona infections.