UK: Bernard Matthews mulls site closure
UK poultry producer Bernard Matthews has announced plans to close a factory in Great Witchingham, Norfolk that makes cooked meats, with up to 600 jobs potentially affected, according to reports in Food Manufacture and Eastern Daily Press The company has reportedly already ceased production at the plant, having concluded it is no longer commercially viable […]
UK: Boparan Holdings looking to buy Bernard Matthews – reports
Investment firm Boparan Holdings, the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, is to table a bid to acquire troubled UK turkey producer Bernard Matthews, according to a report in the Telegraph. The business, which has reportedly been loss-making in recent times, is said to have been up for sale for a number of months […]