General Mills

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire; Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Location of affected unit(s)
Berwick
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.7 - Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products
10.72 - Manufacture of rusks, biscuits, preserved pastries and cakes
New offshoring locations
Various EU Locations
265 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 October 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Food manufacturer General Mills has announced plans to close its site in Berwick with the loss of 265 jobs. The factory which makes frozen pastry products for the Jus-Rol range employs 265 people and is one of the largest employers in the area. The site has been operated by General Mills since 2001. The proposal is to close the site sometime around August 2016. Statutory consultation on the proposals is being undertaken with trade unions. It is understood that the company intends to continue manufacture of the products at one of its other sites in Europe.  

Sources

  • 30 October 2015: BBC Website
  • 4 November 2015: Chronicle Live

Citation

Eurofound (2015), General Mills, Offshoring/Delocalisation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 85451, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85451.