Tulip

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Lincolnshire; Lincolnshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Boston
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat, except of poultry meat
464 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2019

Description

Tulip, one of the UK's largest meat producers, has announced plans to close its site in Boston, Lincolnshire. This will result in the loss of 464 jobs. The decision follows the end of a contract with high street store Marks and Spencer and Tulip have not been successful in securing a new deal. A consultation process is due to start, though it has been reported that unless new contracts can be signed then the factory is set to close in August 2019. 

Previous restructurings took place in 2018 (150 jobs lost), 2017 (118 jobs lost) and 2016 (430 jobs lost).

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Tulip, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97398, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97398.