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95 jobs to go at Flintshire food factory



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Published Date: 05 January 2009
Nearly 100 jobs have been axed from a food factory in Flint, in yet another blow for the North Wales job market.
Headland Foods in Flint has announced that it will be cutting back its 400 person work force, after suffering a 'downturn in sales'.

The company, which was established in the town in 1990, manufactures frozen own-label ready meals, and supplies a number of major retailers throughout the UK.

Site director, John Picot who made the redundancy announcement to the Leader yesterday, said: "Due to a downturn in sales, Headland Foods in Flint will reduce the workforce in the business.

"95 employees will be affected. A consultation process with the works committee and individual employees will now take place."

Headland Foods, which produces more than two million ready meals a week, also has a factory in Grimsby, in north east Lincolnshire.

Mr Picot added: "Wherever possible, employees will be considered for any vacancies elsewhere in the business and the company has committed to provide support to help anyone who has been made redundant to find alternative employment.

"The company deeply regrets that it has to take such action but remains committed to taking whatever steps it can to secure the jobs of the remaining employees."

Delyn MP, David Hanson, said that he was concerned to hear about the job losses and will be contacting Headlands Food to establish for himself the reasons behind the redundancies.

He added: "I am happy for any employees who are affected to contact my constituency office on 01352 763159.

"It is extremely disappointing that these redundancies have been announced.

"I would be happy to work with the company, to look at ways to secure the business in Flint."

Flint county councillor Alex Aldridge said he was 'devastated' for those who had been made redundant, as well as the established Flint company.

"It is a disappointing announcement, considering that Headlands foods employees so many people in and around," he said.

"I have watched the factory flourish over the years and I am devastated that 95 jobs will go so quickly into the new year.

"This is a real jolt for the company and for the workers, and I can only hope the company can get back on good trading terms soon."

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The Speaker of Truth,

Wrexham 05/01/2009 18:37:42
This is a another sad all to familiar story. Whilst I don't know the ins and outs of their business if they are dealing with the major supermarkets I am not surprised. Whilst supermarkets are all too proud to have slogans like 'Every little helps' its the suppliers who almost always have to fund these cost reductions to the point of un-profitability. And in a 'credit-crunch' (hate that phrase!) people perhaps understandingly don't care who's footing the bill for 2 for £5 etc. but it does cost jobs.
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Worried worker,

Holywell 05/01/2009 22:53:35
It's hard enough when people find out about job losses, but when we find out via a local paper it seems even worse that they and their readers knew before most of the staff, NOT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN YOU COULD LOSE YOUR JOB
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Yachydda,

Wrexham 06/01/2009 14:54:29
Nobodies job is safe in this global depression.
Small tightly run food suppliers will feel the crunch more than the supermarkets that that feed off them.
Supermarkets may be convienient, and very profitable for its investors... but when the suppliers can no longer supply they have to look to the supermarkets to pay more and take less profit, this they are not willing to do and that is where the problem escalates.
Tesco's Asda,Sainburys... they are all guilty of underpaying suppliers to the point that they are the major threat to suppliers via there low payment schemes to producers the end result will be a shortage of food.
food prices are still too high,and its being kept that way artificialy by the supermarkets in the name of profit.
what has happened with the financial sector is in danger of happening in the food chain... it will dry up unless prices and profits are lowered drasticly.
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