Damages caused by a fire at Northern Foods’ Fletchers Bakeries site in Sheffield yesterday (16 July) are likely to have a negative impact on the group’s financial results.

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The company said it will probably face a non-recurring loss because its plant was covered through Northern Foods’ wholly owned captive insurance company


The Fletchers unit is part of the group’s speciality bread category, which was put up for sale on 31 May.


Nobody was hurt in the fire but, for safety reasons, company management will not re-enter the site until later today when assessments of the impact on production will be made.

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