Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West; Gloucestershire; Wiltshire and North Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products

380 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
11 September 2008
Foreseen end date
12 September 2008

Description

Faccenda, a company that operates in the food manufacturing sector, has closed its factory in Sutton Benger near Chippenham in Wiltshire. The factory produced chicken products and all 380 staff lost their jobs on Friday 12 September 2008. The company attributed the closure to rising costs of fuel and chicken feed.


Sources

  • 11 September 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Faccenda, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67083, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67083.