diff --git a/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-feed-context.xml b/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-feed-context.xml
index 2ecc34bb01..17e1d62dbc 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-feed-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-feed-context.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
    
    <bean id="feedGenerator" class="org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.local.LocalFeedGenerator" parent="baseFeedGenerator">
       <property name="feedTaskProcessor" ref="FeedTaskProcessor"/>
+      <property name="batchSize" value="${activities.feed.generator.batchSize}"/>
+      <property name="numThreads" value="${activities.feed.generator.numThreads}"/>
    </bean>
    
    <bean id="feedTaskProcessor" class="org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.local.LocalFeedTaskProcessor">
diff --git a/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-jobs.properties b/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-jobs.properties
index c18bd217e0..6081aabf53 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-jobs.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/subsystems/ActivitiesFeed/default/activities-jobs.properties
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ activities.feed.generator.startDelayMins=${system.cronJob.startDelayMinutes}
 activities.feed.generator.cronExpression=0/30 * * * * ?
 activities.feed.generator.maxItemsPerCycle=100
 activities.feed.generator.enabled=true
+activities.feed.generator.batchSize=1000
+activities.feed.generator.numThreads=4
 
 # activities feed cleaner
 activities.feed.cleaner.startDelayMins=${system.cronJob.startDelayMinutes}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/AbstractFeedGenerator.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/AbstractFeedGenerator.java
index d157bac9b3..39f586c9e9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/AbstractFeedGenerator.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/AbstractFeedGenerator.java
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractFeedGenerator implements FeedGenerator
         this.sysAdminParams = sysAdminParams;
     }
 
+    public TransactionService getTransactionService()
+    {
+        return transactionService;
+    }
+
     public void setTransactionService(TransactionService transactionService)
     {
         this.transactionService = transactionService;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedGenerator.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedGenerator.java
index cb43b4dd6c..cd01f38fa7 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedGenerator.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedGenerator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Alfresco Software Limited.
  *
  * This file is part of Alfresco
  *
@@ -18,14 +18,21 @@
  */
 package org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.local;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.AbstractFeedGenerator;
-import org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.FeedGridJob;
 import org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.FeedTaskProcessor;
 import org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.JobSettings;
+import org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.RepoCtx;
+import org.alfresco.repo.batch.BatchProcessWorkProvider;
+import org.alfresco.repo.batch.BatchProcessor;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
@@ -37,12 +44,25 @@ public class LocalFeedGenerator extends AbstractFeedGenerator
     private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(LocalFeedGenerator.class);
    
     private FeedTaskProcessor feedTaskProcessor;
+
+    private int batchSize = 1000;
+    private int numThreads = 4;
     
     public void setFeedTaskProcessor(FeedTaskProcessor feedTaskProcessor)
     {
         this.feedTaskProcessor = feedTaskProcessor;
     }
     
+    public void setBatchSize(int batchSize)
+    {
+        this.batchSize = batchSize;
+    }
+
+    public void setNumThreads(int numThreads)
+    {
+        this.numThreads = numThreads;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getEstimatedGridSize()
     {
@@ -56,59 +76,124 @@ public class LocalFeedGenerator extends AbstractFeedGenerator
 
     protected boolean generate() throws Exception
     {
-        Long maxSequence = getPostDaoService().getMaxActivitySeq();
-        Integer maxNodeHash = getPostDaoService().getMaxNodeHash();
-        
-        String gridName = "local";
-        
-        if ((maxSequence != null) && (maxNodeHash != null))
+        final Long maxSequence = getPostDaoService().getMaxActivitySeq();
+        final Long minSequence = getPostDaoService().getMinActivitySeq();
+        final Integer maxNodeHash = getPostDaoService().getMaxNodeHash();
+
+        if ((maxSequence == null) || (minSequence == null) || (maxNodeHash == null))
         {
-            if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-            {
-                logger.debug(">>> Execute job cycle: " + gridName + " (maxSeq: " + maxSequence + ")");
-            }
-            
-            long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            
-            // TODO ... or push this upto to job scheduler ... ?
-            AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<Object>()
-            {
-                public Object doWork()
-                {
-                    getWebScriptsCtx().setTicket(getAuthenticationService().getCurrentTicket());
-                    return null;
-                }
-            }, AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName()); // need web scripts to support System-level authentication ... see RepositoryContainer !
-            
-            JobSettings js = new JobSettings();
-            js.setMaxSeq(maxSequence);
-            js.setJobTaskNode(maxNodeHash);
-            js.setWebScriptsCtx(getWebScriptsCtx());
-            js.setMaxItemsPerCycle(getMaxItemsPerCycle());
-            
-            LocalFeedTaskSplitter splitter = new LocalFeedTaskSplitter();
-            splitter.setFeedTaskProcessor(feedTaskProcessor);
-            
-            Collection<FeedGridJob> jobs = splitter.split(getEstimatedGridSize(), js);
-            
-            for (FeedGridJob job : jobs)
-            {
-                job.execute();
-            }
-            
-            if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-            {
-                logger.debug(">>> Finish job cycle: " + gridName + " (in " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime) + " msecs)");
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-            {
-                logger.debug(">>> No work to be done for this job cycle: " + gridName);
-            }
             return false;
         }
+        
+        // TODO ... or push this upto to job scheduler ... ?
+        AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<Object>()
+        {
+            public Object doWork()
+            {
+                getWebScriptsCtx().setTicket(getAuthenticationService().getCurrentTicket());
+                return null;
+            }
+        }, AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName()); // need web scripts to support System-level authentication ... see RepositoryContainer !
+        
+        // process the activity posts using the batch processor {@link BatchProcessor}
+        BatchProcessor.BatchProcessWorker<JobSettings> worker = new BatchProcessor.BatchProcessWorker<JobSettings>()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public String getIdentifier(final JobSettings js)
+            {
+                // TODO
+                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("JobSettings ");
+                sb.append(js);
+                return sb.toString();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void beforeProcess() throws Throwable
+            {
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void afterProcess() throws Throwable
+            {
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void process(final JobSettings js) throws Throwable
+            {
+                final RetryingTransactionHelper txHelper = getTransactionService().getRetryingTransactionHelper();
+                txHelper.setMaxRetries(0);
+
+                txHelper.doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
+                {
+                    public Void execute() throws Throwable
+                    {
+                        int jobTaskNode = js.getJobTaskNode();
+                        long minSeq = js.getMinSeq();
+                        long maxSeq = js.getMaxSeq();
+                        RepoCtx webScriptsCtx = js.getWebScriptsCtx();
+                        
+                        // FeedTaskProcessor takes JobSettings parameters instead collection of ActivityPost. FeedTaskProcessor can be refactored.
+                        feedTaskProcessor.process(jobTaskNode , minSeq , maxSeq , webScriptsCtx );
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                }, false, true);
+            }
+        };
+        
+        // provides a JobSettings object
+        BatchProcessWorkProvider<JobSettings> provider = new BatchProcessWorkProvider<JobSettings>()
+        {
+            private Long skip = minSequence;
+            private boolean hasMore = true;
+
+            @Override
+            public int getTotalEstimatedWorkSize()
+            {
+                long size = maxSequence - minSequence + 1;
+                long remain = size % batchSize;
+                long workSize = (remain == 0) ? (size / batchSize) : (size / batchSize + 1);
+                return (int) workSize;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Collection<JobSettings> getNextWork()
+            {
+                if (!hasMore)
+                {
+                    return Collections.emptyList();
+                }
+                
+                JobSettings js = new JobSettings();
+                js.setMinSeq(skip);
+                js.setMaxSeq(skip + batchSize - 1);
+                js.setJobTaskNode(maxNodeHash);
+                js.setWebScriptsCtx(getWebScriptsCtx());
+                
+                skip += batchSize;
+                hasMore = skip > maxSequence ? false : true;
+                
+                // One JobSettings object will be returned. Because FeedTaskProcessor fetches list activity posts by itself before processing.
+                List<JobSettings> result = new ArrayList<JobSettings>(1);
+                result.add(js);
+                
+                return result;
+            }
+        };
+        
+        final RetryingTransactionHelper txHelper = getTransactionService().getRetryingTransactionHelper();
+        txHelper.setMaxRetries(0);
+
+        // batchSize and loggingInterval parameters are equal 1 because provider always will provide collection with one JobSettings object. 
+        // FeedTaskProcessor fetches list activity posts by itself before processing. It needs only JobSettings parameters. FeedTaskProcessor can be refactored.
+        new BatchProcessor<JobSettings>(
+                "LocalFeedGenerator",
+                txHelper,
+                provider,
+                numThreads, 1,
+                null,
+                logger, 1).process(worker, true);
+        
+        return true;
     }
+        
 }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/subscriptions/SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/subscriptions/SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest.java
index a001d9683a..2ff48fe41d 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/subscriptions/SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/subscriptions/SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest.java
@@ -261,11 +261,18 @@ public class SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest
                         
                         feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_TWO_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
                         assertEquals(USER_TWO_NAME + " had wrong feed size.", 0, feed.size());
-                        
-                        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 0
-                        generateFeed();
-                        
-                        feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                });
+        
+        
+        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 0
+        generateFeed();
+        doWorkAs(ADMIN, new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
+                {
+                    @Override public Void execute() throws Throwable
+                    {
+                        List<String> feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
                         log.debug(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed: " + prettyJson(feed));
                         assertEquals(USER_ONE_NAME + " had wrong feed size", 5, feed.size());
                         
@@ -299,13 +306,12 @@ public class SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest
         log.debug("And " + USER_TWO_NAME + " is now following " + USER_ONE_NAME);
         
         
+        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 2
+        generateFeed();
         doWorkAs(ADMIN, new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
                 {
                     @Override public Void execute() throws Throwable
                     {
-                        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 2
-                        generateFeed();
-                        
                         List<String> feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
                         log.debug(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed: " + prettyJson(feed));
                         assertEquals(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed was wrong size", 7, feed.size());
@@ -333,13 +339,12 @@ public class SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest
         log.debug(USER_ONE_NAME + " added some content across the sites.");
         
         
+        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 1
+        generateFeed();
         doWorkAs(ADMIN, new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
                 {
                     @Override public Void execute() throws Throwable
                     {
-                        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 1
-                        generateFeed();
-                        
                         List <String> feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
                         log.debug(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed: " + prettyJson(feed));
                         assertEquals(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed was wrong size", 12, feed.size());
@@ -353,11 +358,18 @@ public class SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest
                         siteService.setMembership(modSite2.getShortName(),     USER_TWO_NAME, SiteModel.SITE_MANAGER);
                         
                         log.debug(USER_TWO_NAME + "'s role changed on some sites.");
-                        
-                        // userId1 + 2, userId2 + 2
-                        generateFeed();
-                        
-                        feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                });
+        
+        
+        // userId1 + 2, userId2 + 2
+        generateFeed();
+        doWorkAs(ADMIN, new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
+                {
+                    @Override public Void execute() throws Throwable
+                    {
+                        List <String> feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
                         log.debug(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed: " + prettyJson(feed));
                         assertEquals(USER_ONE_NAME + "'s feed was wrong size", 16, feed.size());
                         
@@ -385,14 +397,12 @@ public class SubscriptionServiceActivitiesTest
         log.debug(USER_ONE_NAME + " has added some more content...");
         
         
-        
+        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 3
+        generateFeed();
         doWorkAs(ADMIN, new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
                 {
                     @Override public Void execute() throws Throwable
                     {
-                        // userId1 + 5, userId2 + 3
-                        generateFeed();
-                        
                         List<String> feed = activityService.getUserFeedEntries(USER_ONE_NAME, null, false, false, null, null);
                         assertEquals("User's feed was wrong size", 21, feed.size());