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.
North East; Northumberland and Tyne and Wear; Northumberland
Location of affected unit(s)
Berwick
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.72 - Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes
New offshoring locations
Various EU Locations
265 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 October 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Food manufacturer General Mills has announced plans to close its site in Berwick with the loss of 265 jobs. The factory which makes frozen pastry products for the Jus-Rol range employs 265 people and is one of the largest employers in the area. The site has been operated by General Mills since 2001. The proposal is to close the site sometime around August 2016. Statutory consultation on the proposals is being undertaken with trade unions. It is understood that the company intends to continue manufacture of the products at one of its other sites in Europe.
Sources
30 October 2015: BBC Website
4 November 2015: Chronicle Live
Citation
Eurofound (2015), General Mills, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 85451, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85451.
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