date:Jul 07, 2012
0 per day at the site, which is clearly unsustainable.
There was significant over-capacity in the UK meat industry and market conditions wereextremely challenging, he added.
Vion UK produces and processes beef, lamb, pork and chicken, plus sausages, cooked meats and other convenience products.
In mid June it announced 340 job cuts at Vion Food Netherlands and 290 job cuts at Vion Food Germany.
Their parent firm has a turnover of 9.5bn and employs 26,500 staff across Europe.