Hundreds of cereal factory jobs at risk as as Cereal Partners UK and Ireland proposes Wirral closure
Over 300 jobs are under threat at a Merseyside cereal factory, as Cereal Partners UK and Ireland has announced the plant might close.
Cereal Partners, the producer of Nestlé cereals including Cheerios, Shreddies, and Nesquik, is consulting over the future of its Bromborough facility in the Wirral. The company has proposed shifting investment from the plant, which makes both branded and supermarket branded cereals to its Staverton factory in Wiltshire.
The workforce at the Wirral site was informed yesterday about the potential shutdown, which would put 314 positions at risk if implemented.
A spokesperson for Cereal Partners stated: "Cereal Partners United Kingdom and Ireland (CPUKandI) is talking to employees about proposed changes to manufacturing that would involve a £74m investment at its Staverton factory and the closure of its factory in Bromborough. Regrettably, these proposals would put 314 roles at risk of redundancy.
"The Bromborough factory currently manufactures both branded and supermarket branded cereals. Under the proposals, production of branded cereals at Bromborough would be transferred to CPUKandI's Staverton site where £74m would be invested to expand the factory's capability and around 60 new roles created."
The company has indicated it may cease producing supermarket branded cereals and exit that segment of the market upon the conclusion of it
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