Premier Foods announced this morning (11 January) it is planning to close its Glasgow-based flour mill.

The company said the move follows a review of its milling capacity and reflects a need to reduce milling volumes. The closure will effect 15 employees who Premier hopes to redeploy at other sites.

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The closure comes as part of Premier’s drive to improve profitability at its ailing bread business. Last year, the group announced 900 jobs would be lost as part of a range of measures to restructure bread operations, including the closure of two bakeries and over 100 distribution routes.

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