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.
South East; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Gerrards Cross
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture of food products
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Uniq, the convenience foods group is cutting 300 jobs as part of a strategic rethink prompted by troubles at its UK business. Uniq employs 4,000 people in the UK and 5,000 staff on the continent and makes sandwiches, salads and ready meals for stores including Marks & Spencer. The company said the job losses were part of a plan to cut costs by more than £20 million a year. Around 100 jobs will go in Britain, the rest in northern Europe. Many of the UK cuts will take place at Uniq's head office in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
Sources
23 May 2005: The Guardian
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Uniq, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61653, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61653.
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