Guinness

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Dundalk, Kilkenny, Dublin
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
11.0 - Manufacture of beverages
11.05 - Manufacture of beer
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
9 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
5 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Diageo the UK owner of Guinness announced that 250 jobs are lost in 3 Guinness breweries of Dundalk, Kilkenny and Dublin. Diageo’s brewing staff has been cut by more than half. It is expected that new jobs will be created when a €650 million investment in and construction of upgraded and new breweries will be completed in 2013.

Sources

  • 10 May 2008: The Irish Times

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Guinness, Internal restructuring in Ireland, factsheet number 66613, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66613.