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South East; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Reading
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.82 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
50 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 June 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2024
Description
Owner of Cadbury's Mondelez has announced plans to create 50 new jobs at its research and development centre in Reading, Berkshire. The jobs are being supported by an investment of GBP 4.7 million (€5.25 million) and will produce high skilled jobs for scientists, chemists and food technologists which will support development of new biscuit and chocolate products. The company manufactures products for a number of major brands including Green and Blacks, Oreo and Ritz. The jobs will be added over approximately a five year period.
Eurofound (2019), Mondelez, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97973, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97973.
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