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.
East Midlands; Leicestershire; Rutland and Northamptonshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Melton Mowbray
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.92 - Manufacture of prepared pet foods
64 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Mars Petcare UK has announced plans to cut 64 jobs from its plant in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The site which employs around 300 people manufactures well-known brands of cat and dog food. It is understood that the proposed cuts will come from the tinned food production line. The company has said that the reason for the restructure is to keep the factory viable for future business. A statutory period of consultation with affected workers is already reported to be underway and final outcomes on numbers and the timeframe will be known at the completion of the process.
Sources
17 May 2017: Leicester Mercury
17 May 2017: Melton Times
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Mars Petcare UK, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91068, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91068.
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