Mr Kipling workers test positive for Covid-19 but factory stays open

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StokeonTrentLive reports. A spokeswoman for Premier Foods confirmed they were workers at the Newcastle Road factory, which produces millions of Mr Kipling cakes and pies each year.She said: "The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is our absolute priority, and we have done everything we can throughout the pandemic to protect our teams."We have seen a very small number of colleagues test positive for Covid-19 at our Stoke factory, reflective of an increase in cases in the wider Stoke-on-Trent/Newcastle-under-Lyme area."As a result, we have introduced further protective measures on site, in addition to our already stringent hygiene and safety procedures."We have been in contact with our local health protection team and are confident that.