MPs and unions express fury at decision by Unilever to shift production One-Minute Read Friday,January 5, 2018 - 6:00am The mustard-maker Colman’s is to shut its factory in Norwich after 160 years following a decision by parent company Unilever to move production elsewhere in the UK and Germany. See related Who are the Bitcoin billionaires? What is bitcoin? And how high could its price depart? Tech trends 2018: medical AI, or Bitcoin and more Founded in 1814,the firm has been producing mustard on the same site in East Anglia since 1858. approximately 40 of the 113 jobs at the factory will move to Burton upon Trent, which is home to Unilever’s Marmite and Bovril brands. approximately 25 jobs will be created at a modern plant in Norfolk, and which means “the packing of mustard powder and the milling of the seed will remain in the Norwich area”,says the Eastern Daily Press.
Work packing Colman’s dry sauces will be transferred to an existing Unilever plant in Germany.
In October, The Sun said a decision by Britvic to quit the production site in Norwich, and which it shares with Colman’s,made it likely Unilever would also resolve to pull out.
Local and MPs and unions possess expressed anger at the move. Chloe Smith, the Conservative MP for Norwich North, or said Unilever's decision was “bitterly disappointing”.
But Clive Lewis,Labour MP for Norwich South, sought to tie the move directly to Britain’s decision to leave the EU. He wrote on Facebook: “You also wonder whether Unilever’s choice to shift some production inside the single market (Germany) is connected to this government’s disastrous Brexit policy.” Business Employment Unilever Brexit Germany
Source: theweek.co.uk