Council leader Richard "Papa Dick" Austin assures us in his new year message that ... "because our local economy is based on the food industry I am confident that Boston is better placed than most to weather the global storm."
Within days, we heard that up to 400 jobs could be lost after Bakkavor, which includes Exotic Farm Produce in Kirton, announced it needed to restructure its business in "challenging times."
The Icelandic company has not confirmed how many jobs would be lost, but it is understood it could be up to 400.
Bakkavor employs about 2,000 people across three sites - the other two being at Holbeach and Spalding, which could well involve people living in the borough.A company spokesman said: "These are challenging times for the food industry and the group remains cautious about the worsening economic conditions on consumer expenditure on top of ongoing pressures from inflationary costs."
So jobs in food firms are not perhaps as safe as we may think - and let's not forget the headlines surrounding Geo Adams in Boston in April last year.
At the weekend one national newspaper was advising readers wishing to save money to make their own sandwiches rather than buying ready-made, and to cut back on pricey items such as prepacked salad mixes.
It doesn't take too many people to take up this advice before the impact was felt at many of our local firms.
Being over optimistic is bad enough, but combining it with complacency is a potentially lethal cocktail.
Time for a still tongue in a wise head, wethinks!
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