Job cuts loom at scandal-hit chicken supplier 2 Sisters

Poultry group which sold out-of-date meat to supermarkets may close three factoriesNine hundred jobs are under threat at three poultry plants belonging to 2 Sisters Food Group, the UK's largest supplier of supermarket chicken, which has been dogged by a controversy over food standards.The potential closure of two of the firm's West Midlands factories in Smethwick and Wolverhampton, plus a third in Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, follow a nightmare year for the company, which has included the closing of a further site in Smethwick as well as a Guardian and ITV undercover investigation that prompted production to be suspended for five weeks last autumn at the group's West Bromwich plant. Continue reading...