Uniq Desserts

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); Shropshire and Staffordshire; Shropshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Minsterley
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
350 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 August 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2012

Description

Uniq Desserts, a creamery in south Shropshire, has announced plans to cut up tp 350 jobs in Minsterley. The company said its Everyday Desserts line had been losing money and production would end in June 2012. Some production of Everyday Desserts will transfer to Uniq's sister site in Somerset while the remainder will move to other suppliers.

Sources

  • 23 August 2011: BBC

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Uniq Desserts, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72303, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72303.