Highland Toffee

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
10.82 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
185 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Highland Toffee has ceased trading with the loss of a total of 185 Scottish jobs.Production was suspended last month after the firm went into administration. Usdaw, the union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, said it was considering legal action to reclaim lost wages.

Sources

  • 4 October 2011: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Highland Toffee, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72518, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72518.