Britain’s pork pie supply could be hit by a slowdown after a leading UK food manufacturer warned it could scale back production.

Samworth Brothers, which makes Ginsters pasties and Melton Mowbray pork pies, said it could mothball plants if costs increase further and revenues dwindle.

Founded back in 1896, the company has over 10,000 employees and is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of savoury pastries and meat snacks, owning brands such as malt load maker Soreen and West Cornwall Pasty Company.

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