180 Allied Bakery Employees Could Face Redundancy in Cardiff

Allied Bakeries, which makes the Kingsmill brand, said it wanted to move its bread making operations to “larger facilities in the UK”. Cardiff currently employs around 360 people and 180 are at risk of being made redundant.

“If these proposals are accepted it will regrettably result in some redundancies and we understand that this announcement will be unsettling for our colleagues in Cardiff,” said a company official, according to BBC.

The Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union said it was “devastating news” and it was “disappointed” with the decision.

A spokesman said it would end “a long tradition of baking products on this site” and affect the support supply chain and community.

“Unfortunately, bread is in decline in the UK and an excess of bread manufacturing means that bakery closures are a consequence of that, coupled with the big retailers wanting cheaper products that are dictated to by cost rather than the quality of the product,” the spokesman added.