Heinz’s frozen and chilled foods facility near Norwich remains closed, 12 days after a devastating fire that destroyed the area of the site that produces Aunt Bessie’s potato products.
A Heinz spokesman told FoodManufacture.co.uk this morning that progress towards restarting production was "progressing well", although he didn't give a specific target date.
Asked whether Heinz had discovered more information about how the fire started (it began in an industrial fat fryer), he said an investigation was still ongoing.
Aunt Bessie's production still at a standstill after fire
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