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The 2 Sisters Group has announced the closure of its RF Brookes bakery in South Wigston in Leicester, along with the loss of 200 jobs.
The company said it had “explored all viable options” before making the decision.
Following a 90-day consultation period with 229 workers, the factory is due to close in the first quarter of next year. Food production will be transferred to the firm’s other factories.
Tony Lewis, regional officer with the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, said: “From Day One, once 2 Sisters acquired RF Brookes, we knew that this site would be closed eventually."