date:Jun 06, 2013
2013.
Simplot plants at risk of closure
Simplot Australia today advised employees at its plants in Bathurst (New South Wales) and Devonport (Tasmania) are under threat of closure. The Company said this was due to unsatisfactory financial returns arising from a very competitive food industry environment and unsustainably high costs associated with manufacturing in Australia.
The Company said the plants, which have both in the Simplot business for many years, are currently not competitive in t