Grampian Country Food Group

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Tees Valley; Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Location of affected unit(s)
Banff
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
140 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2007
Foreseen end date
30 November 2007

Description

In August 2007, Grampian Country Food Group announced the loss of 140 job with the closure of the chicken factory in Banff. Although the company hoped to keep compulsory redundancies to a minimum, the chicken factory closed for business in November 2007 with the loss of all 140 jobs. According to the company, a key reason for the decision to close the site was the fact that expansion and modernisation were not possible due to insufficient space on site.

Sources

  • 3 August 2007: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Grampian Country Food Group, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 65668, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65668.