Birds Eye

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Grimsby, Lowestoft
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products
600 - 1,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 January 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2005
Foreseen end date
31 March 2005

Description

Unilever's Birds Eye, which produces a large array of food products, has announced a review of its activities that could include the closing of at least one factory. Production sites include : Grimsby with 750 workers, Lowestoft with 800 staff, Hull with 600. This last plant is felt to be safe from restructuring. Management declared that no decision will be taken before 3 months. Unilever on 14 October 2004 announced that it would close its Birds Eye frozen food plant in Grimbsy in eastern England. The plant would close in the first quarter of 2005 with the loss of 600 jobs, 450 of the staff are women.

Sources

  • 15 October 2004: The Guardian
  • 8 January 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Birds Eye, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 59897, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59897.