Welsh Country Foods

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; North Wales; Isle of Anglesey
Location of affected unit(s)
Anglesey
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
181 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 January 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Welsh Country Foods has announced plans to cut over 200 jobs at a meat processing plant in Anglesey.The decision to restructure was taken after a drop in demand for lamb and a 90-day consultation period has now started with the workforce. Part of the consultation will be exploring ways to avoid redundancies, including transfers to other businesses within the wider company, he added. The retail packing operations will be transferred to another company site at Winsford, Cheshire.

On 9 April 2010, the company confirmed the loss of 181 jobs instead of over 200 as it had initially announced.

Sources

  • 9 April 2010: BBC News
  • 12 January 2010: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Welsh Country Foods, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70075, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70075.