{"id":20666,"date":"2026-08-20T19:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20666"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:58:41","slug":"bernard-matthews-confirms-closure-of-derby-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=20666","title":{"rendered":"Bernard Matthews confirms closure of Derby factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The company will support impacted employees through potential redeployment opportunities across the wider business, and engagement with local organisations to explore alternative employment options.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The well-known food brand rose to prominence in the 1960s when Bernard Matthews entered the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest turkey farmer in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Matthews was known for his &#8220;bootiful&#8221; catchphrase and his success led to an expansion of turkey-related products, including turkey Twizzlers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The entrepreneur died in 2010 on the day of the US Thanksgiving holiday, often referred to as Turkey Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to the company&#8217;s website, it still runs processing and production sites in Sunderland and in Holton, Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Trade union Unite has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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