The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
South West (England); North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset; Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
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
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.