Orchard House Foods Limited – administration

Orchard House Foods Limited, a Corby-based prepared fruit and juices supplier, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. Representatives of the company, which employs approximately 500 people, said that they had to take this action due to “extremely challenging economic and trading conditions”, which have led to increased input prices and overheads, significantly increasing pressure on the company’s cash position. The company has already halted production at two of its five Corby plants, and shut its sister factory in Gateshead last month, with workers at the sister factory complaining that they have yet to receive their redundancy payments. Elaghmore Gp LLP has four registered charges against the company, Secure Trust Bank PLC has three and Gavin Darby has one.