MSP in Pinneys plea to M&S

By Jenny Hjul | April 10, 2018

MSP Joan McAlpine is urging Marks & Spencer to use its influence with Young’s Seafood to keep the threatened Pinney’s plant open. And in a letter to M&S chairman Archie Norman, she said customers expected Scottish salmon to be totally produced in Scotland. She has also accused the retailer of squeezing suppliers on terms and said the…

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Scottish anger at Young's ‘betrayal’

By Jenny Hjul | April 5, 2018

YOUNG’S decision to close its salmon factory in Annan with the loss of 450 jobs has met with an angry reaction throughout Scotland. Unite Union regional officer Andy MacFarlane said: ‘The closure of Pinneys amounts to them shutting down the town. It is the ruthless betrayal of a local community that has served this company for generations.’ Young’s, which…

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