Northern Foods

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Carlisle and Worcester
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products
1,060 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Northern Foods is to close two factories with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs. The food manufacturer - which owns the Goodfellas, Dalepak, Fox's and Pork Farms food brands - yesterday announced plans to shut Cavaghan & Gray, a quiche-making factory in Carlisle which employs 660. Evesham Foods, in Worcestershire, which turns out sausage rolls, is also listed to close, with the loss of about 400 jobs. Northern Foods said it was taking ‘robust action’ to cut costs and boost productivity and had already eliminated 30 senior management positions to simplify its structure, shorten reporting lines and cut out duplication. Its workforce totals 22,000.

Sources

  • 29 September 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Northern Foods, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60542, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60542.