{"id":7087,"date":"2012-02-08T12:19:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T12:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=7087"},"modified":"2012-02-08T12:19:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T12:19:17","slug":"family-bakery-goes-out-of-business-after-145-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/08\/family-bakery-goes-out-of-business-after-145-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Bakery goes out of business after 145 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A family-run bakery chain in Blantyre, Scotland is going out of business after 145 years, taking with it 46 jobs.<\/p>\n

James Hastie\u2019s \u2013 which was founded in 1867 and has a branch in Blantyre \u2013 is currently headed up by Karen Kent, who is the fifth generation of the founding family.<\/p>\n

She says she has tried everything to keep the company afloat but that Hastie\u2019s will have to close its doors for the last time in March.<\/p>\n

The Blantyre shop, in Clydesview Shopping Centre, Glasgow Road, employ three staff.<\/p>\n

Karen said: \u201cI really can\u2019t do anything else. I\u2019ve put all I can into the business, including remortgaging my home, but I don\u2019t have anything left.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband works for the company as well, but with this decision, I\u2019m putting both of us out of work as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably the hardest decision I\u2019ve ever had to take, but I would rather people knew about it now and give them a bit of notice so they can prepare.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve read about other bakery firms going out of business, and telling the staff on the Friday they\u2019ve no jobs to go to on the Monday as they\u2019ll be shut.\u201d<\/p>\n

She puts her bakery\u2019s decline down to the nature of the business as a small company which manufactures its own products, along with changes in the marketplace that see people less likely to shop in bakeries.<\/p>\n

Karen said: \u201cIt\u2019s a sign of what\u2019s going on in the high street in general.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t tend to fit the bank\u2019s criteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you produce and manufacture for your own sale, it seems to scare them as it doesn\u2019t seem to fit in with their computer system, which makes it difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo take on the likes of Greggs we would need a huge cash injection, as their buying power is huge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve lost several of our staff to them since they opened their new factory in Cambuslang.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had people with us for up to 33 years, which is such a long time, and it\u2019s with a really heavy heart I\u2019ve had to take this decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe market place is changing. So many people are now shopping online rather than going down to the shops themselves, doing the butcher, baker and fruiterer run.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still a very traditional business. To have a complete overhaul we\u2019d need finance that just isn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ten members of staff at the Hastie\u2019s factory will lose their jobs along with 36 across its eight shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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