The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.85 - Manufacture Of Prepared Meals And Dishes
125 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
In response to rising production and logistical costs, Symington’s, a Yorkshire-based food manufacturer, decided to reshore noodle production from China back to the UK. The new factory is located in Hunslet, Leeds (UK). A new noodle line was installed in a new plant in Hunslet (UK), with an investment of £2.5m and around 50 new jobs. Relocating production from China to Leeds has enabled the company to ensure the security of the company’s supply chain and its production standards, shorten the supply chain as well as be more responsive to customer orders and deliver new promotions at short notice. The company expects to create another 75 jobs over the next 12 months.
Eurofound (2014), Symington's Ltd, Reshoring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 128, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/128.
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