Scottish & Newcastle is to close its Reading brewery with the loss of 362 jobs.
The Foster’s and Kronenbourg maker, which is in the process of being bought by European rivals Heineken and Carlsberg for £7.8 billion, said the site would close by early 2010. The closure of the site was the “most viable option going forward” and would save the brewer around £13 million a year, Scottish & Newcastle…
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