2 Sisters Food Group

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Eastern Scotland; Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Location of affected unit(s)
Coupar Angus
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.13 - Production of meat and poultry meat products
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Food producer 2 Sisters Food Group has announced plans to create 150 new jobs in Perthshire. The company has expanded its cutting operations at its chicken processing plant in Coupar Angus. When the new jobs are added, it will bring the headcount at the site to 720 employees. The news of the jobs has been seen as a major boost for the town and has been welcomed by the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the area, John Swinney. It has not been reported when all the jobs will be filled.

Sources

  • 20 July 2017: The Courier

Citation

Eurofound (2017), 2 Sisters Food Group, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91653, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91653.