The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores 47.24 - Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2015
Description
Baker Greggs has announced that it is to cut about 410 jobs by mid-2014. This affects about 300 bakery staff and 110 management positions.
According to the sources, bakery staff mostly will be cut in 79 stores with in-house bakeries, that will be supplied by Greggs’ regional bakery network in the future.
Eurofound (2014), Greggs, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76422, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76422.
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