Noble Foods is to close its packing centre at Standlake, Oxfordshire, which it opened in 2014 and was its first fully automated site.
The egg business packs around 40,000 cases per week at Standlake and is one of six packing centres operated by Noble Foods.
“Our operations at Standlake packing and logistics centre have been scaling back, as the egg industry moves away from colony egg and the agriculture industry endures widespread disruption from inflation – which is reaching every corner of our business,” said a spokesperson for the company.
“Noble Foods is having to evolve, rationalise and unfortunately make very difficult and significant changes to our structure, including the closure of the Standlake site.
“This was not a painless decision and our focus is with our colleagues. They have full assurance that the business will do everything possible to help them, including severance packages, hands-on support with new employment at other Noble Foods sites or with new employers, and providing references.”
The proposal is currently under consultation until 10 October, and will affect 128 employees.