Adelie Foods became hit by a fall in the sandwich substitute hit by the coronavirus lockdown measures
A employee at one amongst Britain’s largest sandwich-making companies which has ceased trading acknowledged closure might presumably well presumably be “devastating” to its 2,000 workers.
Adelie Foods, which has websites at Milton Keynes and Southall in west London, went into administration final week.
Mohammed Hussain acknowledged many of the 615 Milton Keynes workers were there since leaving college 30 years ago.
Administrators Deloitte acknowledged the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown had presented issues for sandwich gross sales.
They added rescue attempts had failed and there might presumably well presumably be 2,169 redundancies with 22 workers stored on all the design thru its websites.
“The Milton Keynes space became a lifeline for a glorious deal of locals,” Mr Hussain acknowledged.
“It became a devastating cease for some the colleagues who have worked there for over 30 years as their first-ever jobs since leaving college.
“The corporate headquarters in London called in the directors final week after it didn’t reach a rescue deal with the interested parties.”
The firm made pre-packaged sandwiches, salads and food on-the-trudge, supplying supermarkets and astronomical coffee chains and cafes to boot to catering companies.
Decide Harding, joint administrator, acknowledged: “Covid-19 has presented considerable challenges to this substitute given the lockdown measures and linked affect on the ‘food-to-trudge’ sector.
“It is miles with disappointment that now we have got to bid this type of enormous preference of redundancies.”
Mohammed Hussain acknowledged Adelie’s Milton Keynes space “became a lifeline for a glorious deal of locals”
Frank Loveday, regional secretary of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, acknowledged the union became offering toughen and advice to contributors who had misplaced their jobs.
“Covid-19 has taken a form of casualties in all areas. It became hoped that Adelie shall be purchased by one other sandwich company, but where are sandwiches being supplied for the time being? They were astronomical suppliers to cafe operators and additionally they’re now not originate,” he acknowledged.
Milton Keynes Council acknowledged it would “work alongside the Department for Work and Pensions to toughen of us motivate into employment”.
Adelie Foods employed 515 of us at Southall, 439 at Prologis Park, near Heathrow, 325 at Wembley, 73 at its Tamworth space in Staffordshire and 63 at Haydock in Merseyside.
There were 35 workers at a space in Kilmarnock and 18 in Cardiff. The firm also employed 108 of us at its London head space of labor.
9 out of 10 of Adelie Foods workers were furloughed on account of the pandemic.