Frozen food factory rises from the flames

Longbenton Foods, the new owner of the former Findus factory at Longbenton, has revealed that it will return to full production by the end of 2010.

The factory in North Tyneside was forced to shed its entire 420-strong workforce after administrators closed down the plant when it was devastated by a blaze in January. But thanks to grant support of almost £2 million (£2.2m) from One North East for the reinstallation and repair of on-site machinery, production of frozen foods is set to begin again with the creation of 226 new jobs by 2010 – a figure that could rise to over 300 once production at the plant reaches full capacity.

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