Food production looks unlikely to restart at the former Northumberland Foods site in Amble, after it emerged that the firm’s assets are being auctioned off and the site sold.
Newcastle firm Longbenton Foods entered administration last Friday, putting an end to a month of uncertainty for staff who were kept in the dark over whether they still had jobs.
Longbenton Foods is still in the running to buy the former Northumberland Foods site in Amble, FoodManufacture.co.uk can reveal, despite a prior inability to complete the purchase that led to the administrator tearing-up a previous sale contract in January.
North Tyneside MP Mary Glindon admits she has hit a “brick wall” as she attempts to gain further information on the continuing confusion at Longbenton Foods Newcastle site.
Staff at Longbenton Foods’ Benton Lane factory in Newcastle upon Tyne have reacted with disbelief to claims by owner Geir Frantzen that bosses have maintained “excellent” dialogue with employees during its recent troubles.
Longbenton Foods has denied claims made by some staff at its Benton Lane frozen ready meals factory in Longbenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, that they have not yet been paid in full for their services in January.
Longbenton Foods’ inability to raise enough money to complete its purchase of Northumberland Foods has left administrator Begbies Traynor with no option but to scrap its contract with Longbenton and sell the site's assets to someone else, it has...
Worried staff at Longbenton Foods’ Amble factory are again fearing for their jobs, after it emerged that the site administrator is marketing the factory and its contents via an online auction.
Staff at Longbenton Foods’ Amble site are feeling ‘real bitterness’ after production stopped yet again due to an ongoing dispute with administrator Begbies Trayner, according to a local town councillor.
Production has restarted and staff paid at Longbenton Foods’ Amble site following a dispute with its former administrator, FoodManufacture.co.uk has learnt.
Fears are growing over the future of Longbenton Foods' Amble factory, after the local council confirmed it has been locked since December 6, while the firm is now embroiled in a court case with the site's former administrator.
