	s and w berisford wants to stay independent s and w berisford plc brfd l which has attracted takeover bids is making every possible effort to remain independent deputy chairman henry lewis said after the company announced interim results we ve taken specific steps to strengthen ourselves for this purpose he added referring to management changes and a corporate strategy of concentrating on four business sectors berisford aims to produced balanced earnings growth from a combination of commodities property financial services and food its industrial division with assets of about mln stg including debt is being reviewed and parts may be sold reuter 
