Poultry plant calls for Gov aid as Covid plant closure costs £2m a week

A major poultry processor has called on Ministers to support the food manufacturing industry after a Covid-19 outbreak forced its factory to temporarily close its cutting room, at a cost of £2m a week.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Poultry plant calls for Gov aid as Covid plant closure costs £2m a week

A major poultry processor has called on Ministers to support the food manufacturing industry after a Covid-19 outbreak forced its factory to temporarily close its cutting room, at a cost of £2m a week...

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