Valeo Foods is to shut its UK confectionary facility in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. In a statement, the Ireland-based group said it had notified staff of its decision to move production at the site to other locations and wind down operations over the next year. The move follows what the company described as "a strategic transformation review" of its confectionery operations aimed at improving performance of the business. Valeo confirmed to Just Food that 134 positions are at risk of redundancy out of th ...