Icelandic Seachill

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber; East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire; North and North East Lincolnshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Grimsby
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.2 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
10.2 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Fish-processing firm Icelandic Seachill ceases its production of ready meals at its 3 sites in Grimsby, where the company is to cut 250 jobs.

According to the company, this is due to a drop in consumer demand for ready meals.  

The firm has started a 45-day consultation period over the job cuts.

Sources

  • 6 February 2014: Grimsby Telegraph
  • 5 February 2014: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Icelandic Seachill, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 76603, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76603.