Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands; West Midlands; Walsall and Wolverhampton
Location of affected unit(s)
Wolverhampton
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.89 - Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

208 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 March 2014
Employment effect (start)
20 March 2014
Foreseen end date
30 June 2014

Description

Sandwich production facility, Freshway Chilled Foods, announced the closure of its Wolverhampton site with effect from June 2014, with 208 job losses.

Consultations will now take place with trade unions, to last 45 days.


Sources

  • 20 March 2014: Express and Star

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Freshway Chilled Foods, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76771, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76771.