Premier axes Hovis bakery with 82 jobs to go
More than 80 jobs will go after Premier Foods announced plans to close one of its Hovis bakeries.
The Eastleigh site in Hampshire was the smallest of a dozen bakeries producing Hovis.
“As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the utilisation and cost effectiveness of the Hovis supply chain, we have recently undertaken a review of our Eastleigh Bakery in the context of our future manufacturing requirements,” Premier said.
“As a result, the company is proposing that its bakery at Eastleigh will cease production no later than mid-June.”
A consultation has begun with the 82 staff facing the axe.
Premier said the Hovis distribution centre also at Eastleigh, which employs 90 staff, would not be affected by the closure.
