Following the appointment of Administrators to Fenmarc Prepared Foods Limited (“the Company”) 60 redundancies were announced on 14 April 2008.

Ian Brown, Deloitte Partner and Joint Administrator commented: “Prior to the Company being placed into Administration steps were already in hand to downsize the business.”

He added: “130 employees remain and we are in discussions with the Company’s customer to obtain orders so that trading can continue as normal whilst a purchaser for the business and assets is sought.”

“We have been contacted by a number of parties expressing an interest in the business and remain hopeful that the business may be sold as a going concern.”

The Company is based in Wrexham, North Wales and is a supplier of own label freshly prepared ready to cook meals.

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