RF Brookes

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire; Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Location of affected unit(s)
South Wigston
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.7 - Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products
10.71 - Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
350 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
8 May 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

Food producer RF Brookes has announced plans to cut almost 200 jobs in a bid to cut costs and sustain the business. The announcement came after a review of the business demand over the coming months and reflects the termination of supplier contracts in 2011. The company has just entered a 90-day consultation period.

On 18 July 2012, the company announced 150 additional redundancies. A company spokesman said that production from Leicester has moved to Notingham as a result of several recent strikes and blamed the job losses on the relocation. The total number of redundancies is now 350.

Sources

  • 18 July 2012: BBC News
  • 8 May 2012: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), RF Brookes, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73564, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73564.