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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.31 - Processing and preserving of potatoes
355 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Owners PepsiCo have confirmed that they will close the Walkers crisp factory in Peterlee, county Durham. The decision will lead to 355 job losses, which are expected to take effect by the end of 2017. The decision was taken to improve efficiency and means that manufacture of the company's well known brands will be moved to other sites within the UK. It is also being reported that 25 HGV drivers employed by PepsiCo subsidiary, PRDC Transport, are undergoing a consultation with their jobs also likely to be lost.
Sources
9 May 2017: Chronicle Live
Citation
Eurofound (2017), PepsiCo, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91042, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91042.
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