HelloFresh closes Banbury distribution centre with 271 job losses

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 12:17 · Archive

Meal delivery company HelloFresh has closed its Banbury distribution centre, affecting 271 workers.

Meal delivery company HelloFresh has closed its Banbury distribution centre in Oxfordshire, with 271 workers losing their jobs or being offered redeployment. The 237,000 square foot facility, known as The Granary and located at Chalker Way, had been a vital production hub for the company's UK operations since opening ten years ago. It officially closed on 31 October.

The company offered affected workers the chance to relocate to its more modern warehouse in Derby. Some staff took up this offer and moved north, but others remained at Banbury and face redundancy. HelloFresh said it had provided support measures including CV-writing and interview workshops, external job fairs, and opportunities for redeployment within the company.

A spokesman for the subscription-based meal provider said the decision was not made lightly and that the company's priority had been to support affected colleagues. An extensive review of HelloFresh's operations concluded that a single, more technologically advanced site was 'the right course of action to ensure the long-term viability and efficiency' of the business.

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In this story: HelloFresh · Banbury · Oxfordshire · Derby

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