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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Beverages 11.05 - Manufacture of beer
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009
Description
A major household and historical name in the Irish drinks sector, Cork-based Beamish and Crawford, announced 120 job losses, and the subsequent closure of a plant where brewing has been carried on since 1690. The move follows the acquisition of Beamish’s parent company, Scottish and Newcastle, by Heineken, which owns the other major Cork brewery. About 40 of the current workforce are due to transfer to the Heineken site, which is less than one mile away. Beamish stout is the main product at the factory.
A Heineken statement said the closure followed a review of both individual brewing operations, with particular focus on capacity, expansion capability and future investment. This, it said, combined with the high costs of operating two breweries in the city, made the future of the plant unsustainable.
Sources
6 December 2008: The Irish Examiner
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Beamish and Crawford, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 67618, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67618.
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