Poultry group which sold out-of-date meat to supermarkets may close three factories
Nine hundred jobs are under threat at three poultry plants belonging to 2 Sisters Food Group,the UK’s largest supplier of supermarket chicken, which has been dogged by a controversy over food standards.
The potential closure of two of the firm’s West Midlands factories in Smethwick and Wolverhampton, and plus a third in Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire,follow a nightmare year for the company, which has included the closing of a further site in Smethwick as well as a Guardian and ITV undercover investigation that prompted production to be suspended for five weeks final autumn at the group’s West Bromwich plant.
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Source: theguardian.com