Northumberland Foods Ltd saved from closure by rival takeover
The Northumberland Foods Ltd factory in Amble, Morpeth, has been saved from closure after a rival firm stumped up the cash to buy it. A number of new food jobs have been created already, with more new employment opportunities expected to follow.
The firm went into administration in August this year after suffering cash flow problems. This caused production to cease and around 250 food jobs to be axed, to the devastation of local workers.
However, the plant has been saved from closure at the last minute by Longbenton Foods, who have purchased the Amble site - which originally supplied vegetable products to Tesco, Sainsbury's and Iceland - and have restarted the production line.
Around 70 of those who lost their jobs originally have been welcomed back, and the new owners have promised to open up more food jobs as the business starts to grow.
Longbenton Foods is based in Newcastle, where the company currently employs 100 staff working on frozen food production. The managing director of the firm, Vidar Engen, has spoken of his new acquisition:
The firm went into administration in August this year after suffering cash flow problems. This caused production to cease and around 250 food jobs to be axed, to the devastation of local workers.
However, the plant has been saved from closure at the last minute by Longbenton Foods, who have purchased the Amble site - which originally supplied vegetable products to Tesco, Sainsbury's and Iceland - and have restarted the production line.
Around 70 of those who lost their jobs originally have been welcomed back, and the new owners have promised to open up more food jobs as the business starts to grow.
Longbenton Foods is based in Newcastle, where the company currently employs 100 staff working on frozen food production. The managing director of the firm, Vidar Engen, has spoken of his new acquisition:
"We have worked closely with our partners One North East and Northumberland County Council in order to return this site to production and bring jobs back to Amble."
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