Posts Tagged ‘Young’s Seafood’
MSP in Pinneys plea to M&S
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…
Read MoreAnnan council fights to save plant
LOCAL council leaders have begun a fight to save at least some of the 450 jobs at the threatened Young\’s Seafood factory at Annan in the south of Scotland. They made the pledge after meeting Scottish government ministers yesterday. Elaine Murray, the leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, and her deputy, Rob Davidson, are urging Young\’s Seafood to…
Read MoreScottish anger at Young's ‘betrayal’
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…
Read MoreScotland’s loss is Grimsby’s gain
CONSCIOUS of the blow to Scottish employment, Grimsby\’s seafood sector is expressing quiet diplomatic delight today at the news that Young\’s is to create 200 more jobs in the town and take over the contract to produce coated chilled and frozen fish for Marks & Spencer. Just a week ago the port town was facing a serious crisis after Five Star Fish announced…
Read MoreYoung's may cut 450 Scottish jobs
GRIMSBY based Young’s Seafood today announced that it will close part of its Scottish operation with the possible loss of some 450 jobs. The news came as the company signed three new contracts to supply M&S with chilled and frozen coated fish, natural salmon and white fish from 2018 to 2023. However, the company said…
Read MoreGrimsby lifeline for Five Star workers
AT least two Grimsby food businesses have offered job opportunities to some of the 390 Five Star Fish staff threatened with redundancy. The 2Sisters Food Group, Five Star\’s owner, announced last week that the business was no longer sustainable in its current form and was entering a period of consultation about the future of the site.…
Read More400 Grimsby seafood jobs set to go
FIVE Star Fish, a major supplier of seafood products to Marks & Spencer, looks poised to close its Grimsby factory and lay off almost 400 members of staff. The company said the operating was ‘heavily loss making’ and the decision had been taken because of the site\’s financial position. The statement said: ‘Five Star Fish has…
Read MoreWanted: fish and chip taster
FANCY a job as a fish and chip taster? This is the mouth-watering prospect being offered by Young\’s Seafood of Grimsby, which is looking for someone to offer feedback on some of its products. Young\’s is this week launching a PR and social recruiting campaign to find the world’s first professional chip shop taster. He or she will be responsible for…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, March 23
RETAILERS AND PROCESSORS IN FISH PLEA SEVERAL major fish processors and retailers have joined forces in a plea to the UK government to implement tough fishery regulations after Brexit. Almost 20 organisations, including big names such as Tesco and Young\’s Seafood, said it was important to ensure all fish was sustainably sourced in order to maintain confidence…
Read MoreUS move drives up Young's Q1 sales and profits
YOUNG\’S Seafood is on course for one of its best years in almost a decade, its first quarter financial results show. Buoyed by its move into the United States, the company has reported a turnover of £141.1 million, an increase of 9.6 per cent year on year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were £4 million, bolstered by…
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