The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.82 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Nestle, a multinational company operating in the food manufacturing sector, has announced that it is to create 100 jobs at its plant in York. The company has developed a new co-packing operation, which will combine different products from different manufacturing sites into one pack. The move comes after 80 new jobs were announced at the plant earlier this year, although the company made 645 redundancies in 2006. As of 19 October 2008, it is not known when these new jobs will start.
Sources
15 October 2008: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Nestlé, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67246, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67246.
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