14th Aug 2020 11:41
(Alliance News) - Greencore Group PLC on Thursday confirmed there has been an outbreak of coronavirus at a company facility around Northampton.
The convenience foods manufacturer said a "significant number" of employees have tested positive for Covid-19 and are now self-isolating.
"We are liaising closely with PHE East Midlands, Northamptonshire County Council and Northampton Borough Council, who are fully supportive of the controls that we have on site. In each case we have immediately conducted contact tracing and instructed potentially affected colleagues to self-isolate," Greencore said.
"All of Greencore's sites have wide-ranging social-distancing measures, stringent hygiene procedures and regular temperature checking in place, and we are doing everything that we can to keep our people safe."
Greencore supplies convenience foods to major UK supermarkets.
Greencore shares were 5.4% lower at 121.90 pence each in London on Friday morning.
By Eric Cunha; [email protected]
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