The Welsh government has said that it is “disappointed” to hear that poultry producer 2 Sisters Food Group has not brought forward any viable plans to maintain its branch in Llangefni, and that it is moving ahead with plans to cease production on the site.

The government said that the taskforce, which was established last month to offer “full support” to the 730 workers affected by the branch’s closure, has met on a weekly basis with the aim of providing assistance to employees.

It was also “unanimous” in its support for early and proactive engagement with the owner of the 2 Sisters Food Group’s Llangefni poultry branch in order to “secure its future as a key employment site for Llangefni and the wider area”, the Welsh government said.

The food manufacturing company announced on January 25, 2023, that it will close the poultry plant in Anglesey, Wales, because a review found the factory to be “not sustainable”.

The taskforce continues to meet on a weekly basis with the same primary focus of “identifying and coordinating as much assistance as possible to support the workers impacted as a result of the closure, both in terms of securing future employment and their wellbeing”, the government said.

2 Sisters Food Group

2 Sisters Food Group said that it will close its Llangefni branch, which employs 730 people, after a review carried out by its poultry division found the factory to be “not sustainable”.

The company said in a statement on January 25, that the site in Anglesey, Wales, is one of its oldest and lacks the space it needs to be efficient.

“The cost to produce here is higher, and it would require significant investment to bring it up to the standards of our other factories,” the company said in its statement.

The 2 Sisters Food Group said that its Llangefni branch is one of the smallest in its poultry division and that it only processes 365,000 chickens/week.

“Our products can be made more efficiently elsewhere across our estate,” it said.

At the time, concern was expressed over the resulting job losses due to the closure, with the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and a member of the Senedd for Anglesey, Rhun ap Iowerth, voicing sympathy for the employees of the branch