Biscuit factory to cut 240 jobs

Some 240 jobs are set to be axed at Fox’s Biscuits’ Uttoxeter plant in a move which a union is calling “a massive blow”.

The news was broken to workers this morning by 2 Sisters Food Group, which owns Fox’s.

The company makes brands such as Rocky Roads, Bourbon and Echo at the factory.

Unite regional officer Rick Coyle said: “The news that the management at Fox’s Biscuits is planning to reduce the 700-strong workforce at the Uttoxeter site in East Staffordshire by up to 240 jobs by August this year is a massive blow to the workforce, their families and the regional economy. It will cause real economic pain.

“Nationally, we are pressing for an urgent meeting with the parent company, 2 Sisters Food Group.

“We are having our first meeting with the shop stewards and management on Friday (22 March) where we will digest the full implications of this announcement. It is not possible to comment more fully until we have studied the business case in detail.

“Unite will be giving maximum support to our hundreds of members at Uttoxeter in the days and weeks ahead at what is a difficult time for the workforce.”