All staff at major British food firm will be made redundant after the company collapsed into administration – King Foods is said to have struggled with inflation and increased competition
Dozens of people have been told their jobs have been axed after a major British food business collapsed into administration.
King Foods, which was founded in 1994, was a key supplier of frozen foods and fresh fish products to the hotel and retail industry.
But all of the Aberdeen-based company’s 41 members of staff have now been informed they are to be made redundant after Interpath were called in as administrators.
The business is said to have struggled in recent years with increased competition and the costs of soaring inflation.
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Challenges facing hospitality and catering companies are also said to have impacted the firm, which is named after its founder, John King Sr, who died in 2024.
King Foods ceased trading in mid-February, with administrators appointed a short time later.
Interpath said there was no prospect of trade resuming at the company, meaning there was no option but to make staff redundant.
Geoff Jacobs, managing director at Interpath, said: “We will now commence the process of marketing the company’s business and assets, including its fitted cold storage facility in Aberdeen, its vehicle fleet and other properties.”
