Type
Merger/Acquisition
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber; East Riding and North Lincolnshire; East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Pocklington
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products

162 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 July 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

After 50 years of operation Sundora Foods, which has a factory in Pocklington, has put the 160 jobs under threat in East Yorkshire after the takeover of the fruit and nut company by its rival Whitworths. The new owner intends switching production to its factory at Irthlingborough in Northamptonshire. It is hoped that some of the 162 workers in East Yorkshire may be able to transfer to Whitworths.


Sources

  • 29 July 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Sundora Foods, Merger/Acquisition in United Kingdom, factsheet number 62033, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62033.