6:19 pm today
Central Hawke’s Bay mayor Will Foley and Hastings mayor Wendy Schollum will be meeting with McCain representatives to discuss the reasons for the company’s closure.
Hawke's Bay mayors have written to McCain asking the international company to pause its closure of the Hastings processing plant.
More than 100 growers are impacted by McCain closing its frozen vegetable factory in Hastings, a decision the company said it made after reviewing operations and being "unable to identify a sustainable pathway under the current model".
However, a group of growers are now looking at whether they could take over the processing operation.
