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Maple Leaf's West Midlands bakery is to close with the loss of 236 jobs

Maple Leaf cuts 236 jobs at Walsall bakery

By Tom Chandler

Canadian firm Maple Leaf has confirmed that it plans to close its West Midlands bakery, after failing to find a buyer for the site, with the loss of 236 jobs.

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