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 (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10 - Manufacture of food products 10 - Manufacture of food products
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Tulip, a meat processing firm, has announced that it is to close its factory at Bromborough on the Wirral with the loss of all 300 jobs. The company has stated that the factory cannot compete on cost with other sites. As of 11 January 2009, the company has not set a date for final closure.
Sources
7 January 2009: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Tulip, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67783, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67783.