Premier Foods to cut 900 jobs with Bread overhaul

The UK's largest food producer, Premier Foods, is set to get a little smaller after announcing on Tuesday that it is to close two bakeries in the UK next year, leading to the loss of around 900 jobs.

The UK's largest food producer, Premier Foods, is set to get a little smaller after announcing on Tuesday that it is to close two bakeries in the UK next year, leading to the loss of around 900 jobs.

The company has proposed closing two bakery sites in Greenford and Birmingham over the course of next year. This follows the previously-announced closure of the Eastleigh bakery. Production from these locations will be consolidated into its remaining bread-making sites.

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