EVENING LEADER
Nearly 100 jobs have been axed from a food factory in Flint, in yet another blow for the North Wales job market.
Headland Foods in Flint have announced that it will be cutting its work force, after suffering a ‘downturn in sales’.

The company, which was established in 1990, manufacture’s frozen own label ready meals and supply’s to a number of major retailers throughout the UK.

Site director, John Picot who made the redundancy announcement exclusively to the Evening Leader today, said: “Due to a down turn in sales, Headland Food in Flint will reduce the work force in the business.

“95 employees will be affected. A consultation process with the works committee and individual employees will now take place.”

Headland foods which produce’s over 2 million meals per week also has a factory in Grimsby, in North East Lincolnshire.

Mr Picot said: “Wherever possible employees will be considered for any vacancies elsewhere in the business and the company has committed to provide support to help anyone who has been made redundant to find alternative employment.

“The company deeply regrets that it has to take such action but remain committed to taking whatever steps it can to secure the jobs of the remaining employees.”