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27/11/2003
Fifty jobs to go as frozen chip factory closes
Slim margins from the competitive supermarket retailer sector were being blamed today after a Co Antrim frozen chip processing factory announced it is to close with the loss of 50 jobs.
Management at Glenfarm Holdings' plant in Ballymoney said it was closing because of "competitive pressures".
The factory, which currently processes around 25,000 tonnes of locally grown potatoes each year, will halt production next year.
Ulster Farmers Union president John Gilliland described the news as a "major blow".
He said the announcement was another example of "indigenous, well-run business having to close its doors because of pressure being put on by modern retailers".
(MB)
Management at Glenfarm Holdings' plant in Ballymoney said it was closing because of "competitive pressures".
The factory, which currently processes around 25,000 tonnes of locally grown potatoes each year, will halt production next year.
Ulster Farmers Union president John Gilliland described the news as a "major blow".
He said the announcement was another example of "indigenous, well-run business having to close its doors because of pressure being put on by modern retailers".
(MB)
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