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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture of food products
140 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2007
Foreseen end date
30 November 2007
Description
In August 2007, Grampian Country Food Group announced the loss of 140 job with the closure of the chicken factory in Banff. Although the company hoped to keep compulsory redundancies to a minimum, the chicken factory closed for business in November 2007 with the loss of all 140 jobs. According to the company, a key reason for the decision to close the site was the fact that expansion and modernisation were not possible due to insufficient space on site.
Sources
3 August 2007: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Grampian Country Food Group, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 65668, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65668.
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