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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10 - Manufacture of food products 10 - Manufacture of food products
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 August 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 November 2012
Description
Vegetarian frozen food manufacturer Linda McCartney has announced that it is to create up to 150 new jobs at its factory in Norfolk, following a site improvement, which is expected to be completed by autumn.
The company has announced that the move follows a trend towards lower meat consumption leading to an increase in demand for its vegetarian ranges.
Sources
9 August 2012: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Linda McCartney, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74048, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74048.