Food Utopia

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire; North Northamptonshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Corby
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.3 - Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
10.3 - Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94161.