Quality Bites, halal frozen food supplier to 1,000+ shops, enters liquidation
Quality Bites, a West Midlands halal frozen food maker stocked in over 1,000 independent supermarkets, was voluntarily wound up on 7 October after 13 years, according to The Gazette.
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Mixed · 2Quality Bites, a West Midlands-based frozen food company stocked in more than 1,000 independent supermarkets, has closed after entering liquidation. Daily ExpressR “Quality Bites, which is stocked in more than 1,000 independent supermarkets, has closed.” Read at Daily Express ↗ Daily MirrorL “The West Midlands-based firm described itself as "one of the leading manufacturers of ethnic foods in the UK".” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Mixed · 2The business was established in May 2013 and operated as a halal frozen food brand selling products including samosas, kebabs and crispy chicken. Daily ExpressR “The frozen food business was established in May 2013 and was a halal frozen food brand that sold a range of products including samosas, kebabs, and crispy chicken, according to reports.” Read at Daily Express ↗ Daily MirrorL “The frozen food business operated as a halal frozen food brand, offering a range of products including samosas, kebabs, and crispy chicken.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Mixed · 2According to The Gazette, the company was voluntarily wound up on 7 October. Daily ExpressR “The company was voluntarily wound up on October 7, according to The Gazette, after entering liquidation.” Read at Daily Express ↗ Daily MirrorL “The company was voluntarily wound up on October 7, according to The Gazette, after entering liquidation.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗
Mixed · 2Deviesh Raikundalia of Hall Chadwick (UK) Limited has been appointed liquidator, and the winding-up resolutions and notices to creditors were published by The Gazette on 22 October. Daily ExpressR “Deviesh Raikundalia of Hall Chadwick (UK) Limited has now been appointed as liquidator.” Read at Daily Express ↗ Daily MirrorL “The resolutions for winding-up and notices to creditors were published by The Gazette on October 22.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Mixed · 2The company worked with retailers, wholesalers and distributors nationwide, the Herald has reported; neither outlet gives a cause for the failure or says how many staff or creditors are affected. Daily ExpressR “Quality Bites worked with retailers, wholesalers, and distributors nationwide, supplying products to more than 1,000 independent supermarkets and grocery stores, the Herald has reported.” Read at Daily Express ↗ Daily MirrorL “Quality Bites worked alongside retailers, wholesalers, and distributors across the country, the Herald has reported.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Mixed · 2Both outlets place the closure in a difficult year for British business, citing Claire's and Quiz closing all remaining stores after administration, and Whitbread closing all 89 Brewers Fayre and 106 Beefeater restaurants in September, chains employing around 30,000 staff. Daily ExpressR “Iconic high street names like Claire's and Quiz have been forced to close all their remaining stores after falling into administration this year.” Read at Daily Express ↗ Daily MirrorL “On Monday, September 7, all 89 Brewers Fayre restaurants shut their doors, followed just days later by the closure of all 106 Beefeater restaurants.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Presents Quality Bites as a 'major' British firm that has 'shut its doors', within a turbulent year for business.
- Emphasis
- Scale of the supplier and the wider wave of closures.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No cause of failure, staff numbers or creditor figures.
- Charged language
- “plunges into liquidation”“Major UK frozen food maker”
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“A major British frozen food firm has shut its doors after falling into liquidation.” — Daily Mirror
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Reports the collapse as a brief business item, noting the company's halal range and linking it to a difficult year for British business.
- Emphasis
- Reach of over 1,000 independent stores, Gazette details and other closures.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No cause of failure, staff numbers or creditor figures.
- Charged language
- “plunges into liquidation”“Iconic high street names”
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“It comes amid a difficult year in British business.” — Daily Express
What every side reports
- Quality Bites entered voluntary liquidation, wound up on 7 October per The Gazette
- It was stocked in more than 1,000 independent supermarkets
- Deviesh Raikundalia of Hall Chadwick (UK) Limited is liquidator
- Both link the collapse to a wider run of UK business closures
Quality Bites organisation
Describes itself as one of the leading manufacturers of ethnic foods in the UK; no statement on the liquidation is reported.
“The West Midlands-based company describes itself as “one of the leading manufacturers of ethnic foods in the UK”.” — Daily Express
Left1 article
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Major UK frozen food maker plunges into liquidation - supplied 1,000 stores
Mixed Near-identical facts, but calls the firm 'major' and 'beloved' high street names, with dramatic wording.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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UK frozen food supplier plunges into liquidation after 13 years
Neutral Straightforward report of the liquidation with Gazette details, padded with context on other closures.
- 26 Oct 06:21 First Daily ExpressR UK frozen food supplier plunges into liquidation after 13 years
- 26 Oct 22:17 +15h 56m Daily MirrorL Major UK frozen food maker plunges into liquidation - supplied 1,000 stores
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