Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset; Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
(10 - 33) Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.3 - Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
10.32 - Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice

168 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Gerber Juice Company is to cut 168 jobs in Somerset. The cuts are part of a wider restructuring of the factory. The company aims at avoiding compulsory redundancies, while agency employees are the ones likely to be most affected by the restructuring.


Sources

  • 11 January 2012: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Gerber Juice Company, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72969, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72969.