Northumberland Foods Limited

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 August 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Northumberland Foods Limited, a manufacturer of frozen potato products, has announced plans to close its factory resulting in the loss of 250 jobs. According to the administrators, the closure is attributed to the lack of interested parties and the company's substantial funding requirement in order to continue trading.

Sources

  • 20 August 2010: BBC

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Northumberland Foods Limited, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70837, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70837.