Dairy Crest

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; North Wales; Gwynedd
Location of affected unit(s)
Yeovil
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61006.