Workers unsure of future for sugar plant

BEET deliveries to Mallow Sugar Factory for this season’s processing campaign will end today with the future of the industry hanging in the balance.

Workers unsure of future for sugar plant

Workers, beet growers, hauliers, contractors and the community - where the Greencore Sugar plant has been one of the economic foundations for over 70 years - are unsure if there will be another campaign.

Hopes remain there will be at least one further year in beet growing and sugar processing, but signals in the past week have led to increased concern about the industry’s future.

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