Catering company to close after JCB decision wipes out tradeThe business closes todayView Image Daughter and mother Leah and Heidi Harris at Heidi's Kitchen in UttoxeterA catering business has said it has been forced to shut after JCB 'privatised' its pitch and brought in its own food firm to feed workers. Heidi’s Kitchen, which has served workers at three JCB sites for the past eight years, says it was given just over a week’s notice. But the business also runs a mobile catering van, which accounts for the majority of its revenue. ‌Following requests from JCB workers a number of years ago the van now visits three JCB sites in Rocester and has done so for the past eight years. The family-run business estimates that 80 per cent of trade comes from JCB workers.

Source: Daily Mirror February 27, 2026 16:58 UTC