Pilgrim’s UK announces closure of Dalehead Foods site
A Bury St Edmunds meat plant is to close, it has been confirmed, placing hundreds of jobs at risk of redundancy.
Pilgrim’s UK has decided to close its Dalehead Foods site in a phased process.
Another of the company’s sites, at Coalville, in Leicestershire, will also shut as part of the firm’s recovery plan.
A spokesperson at Pilgrim’s UK said, “Following the conclusion of collective and one-to-one consultations, Pilgrim’s UK has made the decision to implement the proposals to close our Bury and Coalville manufacturing sites.
“This will be a phased process while the transfer of products to alternative Pilgrim’s UK sites takes place. “We would like to thank all of those involved in the process for their outstanding professionalism and high-quality levels of service maintained during what we recognise has been a challenging time.
In September, the firm announced the proposed closures and embarked on a consultation process as it launched a business recovery plan across its UK operations.
By Camille Berriman / Suffolk News
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