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.
Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.11 - Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco
240 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
20 June 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Iceland Foods, the UK-based supermarket chain specialising in frozen and chilled food, has announced that it will create 240 new jobs by the end of 2018, as it expands its depot in Deeside, North Wales. The new roles will be in frozen food distribution. Iceland’s Merchandising and Format Development Director said that the company is expanding its depot and turning it into a regional distribution centre that will serve Iceland shops in the area. Iceland Foods Ltd. has 905 shops and employs over 23,000 staff across the UK. It is one of the largest employers in North Wales.
In 2017, the frozen food retailer, Iceland Foods, has announced the creation of 100 jobs in Deeside, North Wales.
Sources
20 June 2018: BBC News
20 June 2018: Daily Post
21 June 2018: Greenock telegraph
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Iceland Foods, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94563, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94563.
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