by Jake Davies | Aug 28, 2026 | Company Reports, News
BERNARD MATTHEWS has warned that more UK farms and food manufacturing sites could close without government action to strengthen supply-chain resilience, after confirming the closure of its Derby processing facility. The Shaftesbury Street site will cease operations by...
by Poultry Network | Mar 6, 2024 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
BERNARD MATTHEWS has confirmed the closure of its Great Witchingham cooked poultry site. It marks the end of poultry production at the site, which has been owned by Bernard Matthews since 1955. It employs around 600 people. See also: Bernard Matthews proposes closure...
by Poultry Network | Jan 11, 2024 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
BERNARD MATTHEWS has proposed the closure of its Great Witchingham cooked poultry site. The closure would mark the end of poultry production at the site, which has been owned by Bernard Matthews since 1955. See also: Poultry Network’s 2023 in review The adjacent Great...
by Jake Davies (Editor) | Nov 17, 2021 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
BERNARD MATTHEWS has recruited close to 900 temporary seasonal workers to support turkey processing this Christmas, the firm has said. It comes as the 15 November deadline for applications has passed with about half of the total 5,500 allocation filled. See also:...
by Jake Davies (Editor) | Oct 19, 2020 | Company Reports, News, Subscriber Content
PRECAUTIONARY testing of every staff member at Bernard Matthews’ Great Witchingham site after several workers tested positive for the virus. The firm said food production and safety were unaffected, adding that staff with positive tests were self-isolating. See also:...
