Hovis’ warehouse and logistics operations managed by DHL in Southampton and Bawtry are to cease by the end of the year, following the bread-maker’s announcement that it was closing its Southampton mill.
Real Good Food (RGF) Group’s board criticised the ‘uncontrolled growth’ of infrastructure and overheads and the ‘ill-advisedness of investing’ before securing necessary funds that had sparked a drastic business overhaul in the past financial year.
Hovis has announced a big shake-up of its milling operations in a move trade union Unite warned could have ‘serious ripple effects’ on logistics jobs across the UK.
On the back of at £4m investment at the firm’s Wigston site, Délifrance UK’s new boss Andrew Cole (pictured centre) discusses product choice and staff engagement
Barry Callebaut has acquired Burton’s Biscuit Company’s chocolate manufacturing assets in Moreton, Wirral, near Liverpool, as part of a wider deal that helps protect its supply chain.
Finsbury Food Group’s financial struggles reported in its preliminary results – following the sale of an unprofitable plant – should be set in the context of the challenging bakery market, business consultancy City Index claimed.
