Financial collapse of prison beef supplier

PRISONERS in a State jail will not go hungry due to the financial collapse of its major raw beef supplier.

The High Court yesterday approved a scheme ofarrangement under the Companies Act which ensures the continuance as a going concern of Fiesta Fine Foods Ltd, Clonminam Business Park, Portlaoise.

The Midlands Prison, Portlaoise, which takes its raw beef supplies from Fiesta Fine Foods, is one of the company’s major customers.