UK: 2 Sisters to close RF Brookes site, 229 jobs cut
By Michelle Russell | 9 October 2012
UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is to close its loss-making RF Brookes plant in Leicestershire, with the loss of 229 jobs.
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UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is to close its loss-making RF Brookes plant in Leicestershire, with the loss of 229 jobs.
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