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West Midlands (England); Shropshire and Staffordshire; Shropshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Market Drayton
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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 March 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Hundreds of new jobs will be created by Muller after plans to expand its factory which makes yoghurt and desserts were given the go-ahead. Muller said it will now double the size of its factory in Market Drayton, Shropshire, generating at least 300 new jobs by 2010.
Sources
4 March 2005: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Muller, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61249, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61249.