Overview
- The multi-site Bristol bakery closed without notice on December 4 and is being placed into liquidation.
- Owner Rob Hagen said a recent rodent infestation at the Old Market site forced repeated closures and halved production, causing losses of tens of thousands of pounds.
- The business also faced a prolonged drop in midweek trade alongside sharply higher energy and ingredient costs, rising rent and increased National Insurance contributions.
- With the company insolvent, statutory redundancy, holiday and notice pay for staff are being processed through the government’s Redundancy Payments Service.
- Hagen said he shut immediately on professional advice to speed payments to employees, as customers expressed disappointment weeks before Christmas.