Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.81 - Manufacture of sugar

326 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2005

Description

Greencore has announced a decision to close its Carlow sugar factory and consolidate all its manufacturing facilities at its plant in Mallow, Co. Cork, with the loss of 189 full-time posts and 137 additional seasonal jobs. Total employment in Irish Sugar will be cut from 614 to 288 jobs.

The company said the Carlow plant would be closed in March following a strategic review of Irish Sugar in advance of proposed reforms of the EU sugar market and increased competition.


Sources

  • 20 January 2005: The Irish Independent

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Irish Sugar, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 61004, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61004.