Gibsons Food

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Cheshire; Cheshire West and Chester
Location of affected unit(s)
Ellesmere Port
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
245 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Gibsons Food, a food manufacturer, is to close its factory at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire with the loss of all 245 jobs. The company’s parent company, Hot Bread Kitchens, went into administration in early January 2009. As of 18 January 2009 the company has not announced a final date for closure.

Sources

  • 14 January 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Gibsons Food, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67837, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67837.