Walkers

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
110 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Crisps maker Walkers has announced that it is to create 110 jobs at its UK sites. The £15.2m investment will add a new production line at its Leicester site, which currently employs over 2,000 people. It is so far unclear when the new people will be hired.

Walkers is part of the US American multinational corporation PepsiCo.

Sources

  • 26 April 2012: The Scotsman

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Walkers, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73693, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73693.