150 staff at a fire-hit burger factory have been made redundant after Wessex Foods failed to find an alternative East Anglian site. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) A devastating fire in July completely destroyed the factory, which processed mince and burgers for retailers and wholesalers (including Burger King), and the firm had retained staff on full-pay in the hope of finding an alternative facility. But a company spokesman said that a 90-day consultation... read more →
An email from Premier Foods inviting recruitment agencies to stump up £10,000 to participate in its 2011 Preferred Supplier Programme (PSP) has been branded a “disgrace” by suppliers. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) In an email seen by FoodManufacture.co.uk that was sent to an undisclosed number of recipients last Friday, the debt-laden firm says: “[We] know what we need to do to make being a member of the [Preferred Supplier] programme of greater value,... read more →
Twinings workers are “genuinely dismayed” by news that the firm has signed a contract to recieve €12m of EU funding for a new Polish site that will see UK jobs slashed. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) Twinings is consolidating its UK tea production facilities in Andover, Hampshire, with 129 jobs set to go at this site next spring, while the firm’s facility in North Shields faces closure in September 2011 with the loss of 263 jobs. The cuts follow a decision... read more →
