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 10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice 10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
200 - 214 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Robert Wiseman Dairies is to cut up to 214 jobs across the UK. The announcement comes after an operational review and company plans to open a £15m distribution centre in Wiltshire, in November. The cuts will affect 93 staff in Okehampton, 88 staff in Bridgewater and 33 staff in Bristol. The company will consult the unions in an attempt to keep redundancies to a minimum and offer relocation packages where possible.
Sources
24 September 2009: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Robert Wiseman Dairies, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69586, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69586.