Originally Posted by
elZorro
No reply on the rest of that post, you're being a bit selective, FP. Cadbury was a major employer in Dunedin, and having a running, elegant factory added to the tourist attraction of the site, another income stream for the region. This was another longstanding business that retained links with the past. The business was not running at a loss, they'd been spending quite a bit on capital improvements, I assume some of that gear will be packed up and sent to Australia. Their chocolate recipe had been modified for the major Australian market, so it could survive on the warm shelves there. Whittakers don't need to step into this manufacturing space, they are already doing quite well, no doubt they can expand their existing plant(s).
But again, this is a clear loss of manufacturing jobs. We didn't hear the govt come up with any ideas to encourage new manufacturers into Dunedin, they are hands off on that, which probably suits them, since they are bereft of good policies across the board.