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Yorkshire and the Humber; East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire; East Riding of Yorkshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Pocklington
Sector
Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10 - Manufacture of food products 10 - Manufacture of food products
162 jobs Number of planned job losses
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62033.