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.
East (England); Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; Central Bedfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Dunstable
Sector
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.7 - Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products 10.71 - Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 August 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2019
Description
Dunstable based food manufacturer Signature Flatbreads has announced plans to create 100 new jobs. The company, which was established in 2015 and operates over seven production sites on two industrial estates, has secured a GBP 10 million (€11.1 million) loan to support the new jobs. The new positions will help to supply increased orders for the company's flatbreads, naans and tortillas, which are sold to major UK supermarkets. It is being reported that the new roles will be put in place over the coming twelve months.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Signature Flatbreads, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94763, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94763.
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