Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West; Devon; Torbay
Location of affected unit(s)
Paignton
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products

350 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 July 2008
Employment effect (start)
28 July 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

Uniq, a company that operates in the food manufacturing sector, has announced that it is to close its Riviera Desserts factory in Paignton with the loss of 350 jobs. The company stated that it was closing the factory to consolidate its operations after making a pre-tax loss of £44.1m in 2007. 50 staff will be made redundant this summer, with a further 100 leaving in the autumn. The remaining 200 will be phased out next year.


Sources

  • 28 July 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Uniq, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66939, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66939.