Twinings

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear; Tyneside
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
10.83 - Processing of tea and coffee
New offshoring locations
Poland
264 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

UK tea producer Twinings will move its plant from Nort Tyneside to Poland. The move will result in the loss of 264 jobs. The Polish plant will open in the first half of 2012.

Sources

  • 17 July 2011: Gazeta Wyborcza

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Twinings, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72507, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72507.