Glaswegians have expressed their delight at the news that Mortons Rolls has been saved.
Production on Glasgow's favourite morning rolls restarted for the first time in two weeks today with around half of the previous workforce brought back.
The Drumchapel bakery stopped all production on March 3 following years of financial difficulty. Around 230 employees were hit with redundancy notices following the collapse.
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A consortium of investors entered negotiations with HMRC, administrators, and the Scottish Government following the shock closure with a view to ensuring that the business can continue trading.
And now that Mortons Rolls are officially back on the breakfast table, Glasgow Live reader have shared their relief.
Aileen Donnelly said: "Thank God for that, I was greetin into my roll on square couple weeks ago."
Kim Dempster added: "Fantastic news, I love Morton’s rolls they are the best."
June Annand echoed the relief, saying: "Great, best rolls ever, glad to hear, hope the rest of the workforce will be ok. Roll and square sausage, best in the world."
John Harve added: "Thank goodness, the rolls I got from Tesco today were to sort and doughy, not very nice."
Meanwhile, Annette Whyte said: "Thank God! Mortons are great warm, fresh, after a few hours bird food. Not a supermarket staple. But the best rolls EVER."
However, there were some who expressed concern and sympathy for the members of the workforce who have not been saved by the new deal.
Maureen Byrne said: "Let's support them as much as we can and perhaps they will be able to offer jobs back to some of the employees who were made redundant."
Karen Sime added: "That's good news but very sad for all the folk who can't be re-employed."
Iain Robertson also said: "Great that they have been rescued, but have a thought for the 140 staff that are still losing their job."
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