Cooplands bakery announce 500 job losses

[rossyrooney 12]

This was announced on R/S. with details of closures in the region information to follow.

[Andy C 85]

This was announced on R/S. with details of closures in the region information to follow.

 

factory and HQ to close. Some of the shops and the delivery van business have been sold and will continue to trade.

 

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/business-news/breaking-news-300-jobs-go-as-cooplands-placed-in-administration-1-7091214

[rossyrooney 12]

Thank you Andy.

 

It seems that the area is hemorrhaging jobs in the last few days.

[geared 303]

Probably not been helped by the pasty tax either

 

Don't think I've been to a Cooplands for ages tho, usually go to Staniforths down Chapel Walk instead.

[BoroB 10]

Probably not been helped by the pasty tax either

 

Don't think I've been to a Cooplands for ages tho, usually go to Staniforths down Chapel Walk instead.

 

Would that be the pasty tax that wasn't implemented?

[SaferSheff 10]

I think the fact that Greggs has a franchise business model that enables them to have a shop on every corner and then the £1 Bakery comes along too.

 

Very difficult for an independent business to compete against that.

[actionman 12]

Yes i think greggs has took a.load of their old custom and greggs appeal to a younger market due to poncey coffees and students, pupils etc who spend lunch money in there more than once.a week.

[The Joker 10]

I think the fact that Greggs has a franchise business model that enables them to have a shop on every corner and then the £1 Bakery comes along too.

 

Very difficult for an independent business to compete against that.

 

Agreed, on both points.

 

Greggs are everywhere and then there's the Poundbakery for tight gits like meself

[geared 303]

Would that be the pasty tax that wasn't implemented?

 

I thought it was???

 

Morrison stopped serving warm sausage rolls around that time so I assumed it was implemented??

 

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Just checked, they didn't go thru with it in the end.

 

So why aren't Morissons serving warm sausage rolls no more

[ShefStealth 10]

Just checked, they didn't go thru with it in the end.

 

So why aren't Morissons serving warm sausage rolls no more

 

Because it costs them more to heat stuff up/keep it heated, and they probably don't want to have to pay the extra on their insurance/health and safety due to risk of burns etc.

[ultracynic 10]

The woolworths of the industry. Stuck in the past and never modernised.

[onetwo07 10]

I don't think it's the Cooplands we have in the city, there is a second company with the name that has gone bump!