FDBusiness.com

VION, Europe’s largest meat group, is proposing to re-structure its British sausage processing business which will result in the transfer of all operations currently undertaken at the Sheffield site to the VION Hall’s site at Broxburn in Scotland.

Both the Sheffield and Broxburn sites are under-utilised and operate significantly below capacity, which impacts on operational costs. The Broxburn site could accommodate all of Sheffield’s production, as well as offer the potential for further expansion in the years ahead. As a result of the proposed re-structuring, the VION Sheffield site is at risk of closure, with 205 jobs potentially affected.