2 Sisters Food Group held 30-40% of UK retailers’ chicken sales before buying Vion’s meat processing units, gaining at least 10% more afterwards, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed.
Britain's food industry was rocked by two announcements over the past month. Premier Foods broke the news that it was to close bakeries in Birmingham and Greenford, west London and restructure its distribution operations with the loss of 900 jobs....
Dutch food giant Vion’s plans to sell its UK food businesses − throwing into doubt the future of its 13,000 UK employees − was “almost an inevitability,” according to leading City analysts.
The md of a finance firm who made an unsuccessful bid to buy Hall’s meat plant in West Lothian and save its 1,700 jobs may consider legal action against the facility’s owner Dutch multi-national Vion Group.
Scottish finance secretary John Swinney has pledged that the taskforce dedicated to saving jobs at Hall's of Broxburn will fight on, despite the announcement (October 5) of a phased closure of the meat plant.
As 1,700 jobs are at risk at Vion’s West Lothian plant, the Scottish government’s First Minister Alex Salmond has pledged to “travel anywhere and meet anyone to try to protect Scottish jobs”.
Workers at meat processor Vion have postponed two strike dates in the row over pay and conditions after the firm revealed that it had lost a significant contract with retailer Sainsbury, according to Unite the union.
A project that could at least halve the fat in some meat products as well as reducing waste has been announced by Vion in collaboration with NIZO food research.
Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has welcomed news that Dutch meat processor Vion is to create 250 new jobs at a new training centre at its Hall's plant in Broxburn, West Lothian.
Up to 120 people could be made redundant at Vion’s bacon factory in Scunthorpe while a further 60 temporary contracts will not be renewed following the loss of a major contract with Asda.
Bosses at meat and poultry giant Vion should find out on September 1 whether staff at its chicken processing plant in Llangefni plan to take strike action over pay.
Growing demand for meat with a clear provenance was one driver behind a multi-million pound investment programme by Vion to expand its processing operations in Scotland and create 250 new jobs.
