Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West; Dorset and Somerset; Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Yeovil
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products

260 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 June 2005

Description

Dairy Crest has announced it is to close its factory in Yeovil in Somerset with the loss of 260 jobs. The Yoplait Dairy Crest factory is involved with making own-brand products for supermarkets, which the company says is less profitable.

The site is due to close by June 2005, and Dairy Crest is expected to focus on branded products such as Petits Filous.


Sources

  • 14 January 2005: The Guardian
  • 13 January 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Dairy Crest, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61006, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61006.