Archives for August 23, 2011

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Mammoth food factory poised for extinction

By Ben Bouckley

Longbenton Foods’ Benton Lane site in Newcastle proved impossible to sell as a going concern due to its mammoth size and outdated layout, its administrator has told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

Uniq job losses highlight need for ‘Cadbury’s Law’: Unite

By Mike Stones

News that 350 people are to lose their jobs at Uniq’s Minsterley creamery is linked to Greencore’s £113m bid for the chilled foods firm and underlines the need for a ‘Cadbury’s Law’ to protect workers’ interests, argues Unite the Union.