The closure of Premier Foods’ fruit processing plant in Tulbagh would remove almost half of the country’s canning capacity. Photo: Brent Meersman
About 200 producers of deciduous fruit face possible ruin because of the prospective closure of Premier Foods’ fruit processing plant in Tulbagh.
Farmers say they need certainty about the factory’s closure before the November harvest.
Premier Foods says its Tulbagh fruit processing plant is no longer economically viable.
Producers warn its closure would remove half of South Africa’s fruit canning capacity.
COSATU wants the retrenchment process halted while business rescue plans are explored and the Competition Commission investigates.
The prospective closure of Premier Foods’ fruit processing plant in Tulbagh has raised concerns well beyond the loss of factory…
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