Mr Kipling maker falls into the red

Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods slid to a £42.7 million an nual loss as it was hamme red by pension charges and rest ructuring costs.

The food manuf acturer slipped to a pre - tax loss for the year to March from a £20.9m profit the previous year. The group saw profitability particularly impacted by an antidiscrimination ruling on women’s pensions.