Dozens of workers have been left jobless after a Scottish food supplier collapsed into liquidation following 35 years in business. A total of 71 staff have been made redundant after wholesale firm Enterprise Foods Limited went bust.
The East Kilbride-based company, which traded as Localist, had helped Scottish suppliers, producers and farmers get their goods on the shelves of major retailers. But the business fell into financial difficulty after failing to refinance debts of more than £5million. It is understood the company had been struggling with cash-flow problems that had built up over several years. These were linked to bad debts following the failure of numerous customers and were worsened by challenging market conditions hitting…