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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Helena Vesty

Doctors' outrage as 'only non-fast food shop' at hospital is 'asked to leave'

‘The only place offering non-fast food’ at a hospital in Manchester could be forced to close as it has been ‘asked to leave’ by facility management, says its owner. Have a Banana is a whole foods shop at maternity and women’s centre, Saint Mary’s Hospital, but the shop's creator claims it is being ejected by the owners of the unit, Sodexo.

After six years trading, Have a Banana’s customers were devastated to hear the news and medics have launched a petition to stop the closure of the shop. The petition has already received more than 4,000 signatures in just over a week.

The hospital trust and Sodexo have invited the shop to create a proposal on why it should stay, the Manchester Evening News understands.

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