A third Australian confectionery manufacturer has entered administration in less than a month, but are retail pressures and higher costs entirely to blame or are Australians simply eating less sweets?
As reported in the Newcastle Herald, Metford Confectionery issued a statement to staff last Friday revealing that the company had gone into voluntary liquidation. “We have found it very difficult to make headway with the required sales volume to support the manufacturing operations on site,” wrote Metford Confectionery operations general manager Brent Baillie. It is…
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