Vion Give Bacon Factory The Chop
VION Foods have announced more job losses with the closure of of its processing and slicing operation at Ashton under Lyne and transfer the bacon curing business to its operation in Malton, and slicing business moving to its facilities in Scunthorpe.
The Ashton facility employs around 380 people and Vion said it was now entering a period of consultation with staff to explore ways to avoid redundancies, including transfers within the business.
Workers were informed about the closure in meetings on Monday afternoon. A review of the company was announced after it took over Grampian Foods last year but Union bosses say the closure is a huge shock.
The announcement follows on from news earlier in the year in which Vion announced it would be axing around 820 jobs, with jobs being cut at Malton and Haverhill.
The Ashton facility employs around 380 people and Vion said it was now entering a period of consultation with staff to explore ways to avoid redundancies, including transfers within the business.
Workers were informed about the closure in meetings on Monday afternoon. A review of the company was announced after it took over Grampian Foods last year but Union bosses say the closure is a huge shock.
The announcement follows on from news earlier in the year in which Vion announced it would be axing around 820 jobs, with jobs being cut at Malton and Haverhill.
