UK: The Kent Potato Company to close

The Kent Potato Company (KPC), based at St Nicholas-at-Wade, is to close on 1 December. The closure is understood to arise following the loss of a retail contract by Greenvale AP, the potato arm of Produce Investments and which owns KPC. Produce Investments said a period of consultation with KPC employees will close before 23 November, with some being transferred to fill vacancies on its other sites. Greenvale said it had been working closely with one of its core retail customers to create a supply-chain model more aligned to the prevailing fresh potato market conditions in any given season. More