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)
Corby
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.3 - Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2018
Foreseen end date
1 August 2018
Description
Food Utopia has announced plans to close its salad processing site in Corby, Northamptonshire. The site is being shut because it is currently operating at a loss. All 300 members of staff are set to lose their jobs, and the local MP has described the situation as 'extremely worrying'. The plans are still subject to the statutory consultation process, though the company has said that it has not been able to identify a viable alternative for the site. All production is set to end on 1 August 2018.
Sources
27 April 2018: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Food Utopia, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94161, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94161.
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