75 jobs to be cut at BX Foods

75 jobs to be cut at BX Foods
The company's plant in Ōamaru bears the name of its trading subsidiary. (Image: Google Maps)
Riley Kennedy
Roughly 75 jobs will be cut at BX Foods’ processing plant.The original proposal was to slash 100 jobs from the Chinese-owned North Otago plant.The processor is part of Binxi Group, founded 20 years ago in the Chinese city of Harbin.A plan to cut the number of workers was announced late last month, and staff were told there was a financial need to reduce the plant's operational costs.The consultation was initially planned to end on Monday but was pushed out by two days. On Wednesday, a meeting to announce the final plan was held a...

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