Job cuts as Newport bakery closes

Posted on 8 Apr 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald

Newport-based Avana Bakeries is set to close bosses have announced.

The Rogerstone firm, which employs 650 staff, will close in the summer following the loss of a multi-million pound cake contract with Marks and Spencer. The contract consisted of 85% of Avana’s produce. Following a 45-day consultation launched by owners 2 Sisters Food Group to avoid closure, the organisation released a statement saying: “During the…

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